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Fig. 1B. —Craniocaudal mammograms of an overweight woman. Routine craniocaudal image compressed to 6.0 cm (27 kVp, 172 mAs, molybdenum target) (A) and anterior compression craniocaudal image resulting in decreased thickness to 4.6 cm (25 kVp, 165 mAs, molybdenum target) (B). Spiculated mass (shown to be invasive ductal carcinoma) is better visualized on thinner compressed image (B), partly because of improved geometric sharpness and improved contrast.