To provide a mammography apparatus capable of reducing the stress felt by a subject in CC imaging, easily capturing an image of a breast up to the vicinity of a chest wall, and also reducing the stress felt by the subject in MLO imaging.SOLUTION: A mammography apparatus 10 includes an imaging stand 13 which has a recessed portion 35 made by cutting out at least a portion of a contact face 23 that comes into contact with a chest wall 61 of a subject 60, the recessed portion 35 having a shape defined by cutting out at least a portion of a second ridge 32 connecting the contact face 23 and a bottom face 22 among a first ridge 31 connecting the contact face 23 and a top face 21, the second ridge 32, a third ridge 33 connecting the contact face 23 and a first side face 26A, and a fourth ridge 34 connecting the contact face 23 and a second side face 26B, with the first ridge 31, the third ridge 33, and the fourth ridge 34 being left uncut.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3【課題】ＣＣ撮影における被検者のストレスを小さくでき、胸壁近傍まで乳房を撮影しやすく、かつ、ＭＬＯ撮影における被検者のストレスを小さくできるマンモグラフィ装置を提供する。【解決手段】マンモグラフィ装置１０は、被検者６０の胸壁６１に当接する当接面２３の少なくとも一部を切り欠く凹部３５を有する撮影台１３を備え、凹部３５は、当接面２３と上面２１とが接続する第１稜部３１、当接面２３と下面２２とが接続する第２稜部３２、当接面２３と第１側面２６Ａとが接続する第３稜部３３、及び、当接面２３と第２側面２６Ｂとが接続する第４稜線部３４のうち、第２稜部３２の少なくとも一部を切り欠き、かつ、第１稜部３１、第３稜部３３、及び、第４稜部３４を切り欠かない形状を有する。【選択図】図３
