(MLO) The mediolateral-oblique view is one of the standard two views of the breast. The image receptor of the mammography system is horizontally angled 30 to 60 degrees. The cassette assembly is parallel aligned to the pectoral muscle and the corner of the cassette holder fits comfortably into the axilla. The x-ray beam is directed from the superomedial to the inferolateral part of the breast.

A plane or section not perpendicular to the xyz coordinate system, such as long and short axis views of the heart.

See also Orientation, Mediolateral-Oblique View, Lateral View, Lateromedial, Breast Imaging, and Stack.