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A member asked:
I had a screening mammogram.i waited while the technician checked. she took 1 more pic but implied something not right . why would she take one more ?
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Don't: read too much into that. The technologists do not diagnose or work up abnormalities. When they take extra pictures on their own, it likely means that one of the pictures was technically inadequate, for example due to motion blurring or suboptimal positioning, and they are simply repeating it to get the best possible picture.
Answered 5/1/2016
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