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Author: Erica Koch Williams
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first of two new titles geared for the advanced exams taken by radiologic technologists. The books have been written in response to the new ARRT requirement for proof of competency in specific modalities prior to taking advanced level exams.
Author: Etta D. Pisano
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 0781741424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBogen er en grundlæggende lærebog om digital mammografi, hvori digital mammografi og traditionel mammografi også sammenlignes i forhold til screening, diagnoser og radiografisk billedteknik. Der er en komplet billedsamling af cases indenfor digital mammografi.
Author: Erica Koch Williams
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780071353984
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first of two new titles geared for the advanced exams taken by radiologic technologists. The books have been written in response to the new ARRT requirement for proof of competency in specific modalities prior to taking advanced level exams.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2005-09-27
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0309165113
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMammography is an important tool for detecting breast cancer at an early stage. When coupled with appropriate treatment, early detection can reduce breast cancer mortality. At the request of Congress, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioned a study to examine the current practice of mammography and breast cancer detection, with a focus on the FDA's oversight via the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA), to identify areas in need of improvement. Enacted in 1993, MQSA provides a general framework for ensuring national quality standards in facilities performing screening mammography, requires that each mammography facility be accredited and certified, and mandates that facilities will undergo annual inspections. This book recommends strategies for achieving continued progress in assuring mammography quality, including changes to MQSA regulation, as well as approaches that do not fall within the purview of MQSA. Specifically, this book provides recommendations aimed at improving mammography interpretation; revising MQSA regulations, inspections, and enforcement; ensuring an adequate workforce for breast cancer screening and diagnosis; and improving breast imaging quality beyond mammography.
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789201114105
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis manual provides a harmonized approach to quality assurance (QA) in the emerging area of digital mammography. It outlines the principles of, and specific instructions that can be used for, a QA programme for the optimal detection of early stage breast cancer within a digital environment. Intended for use by Member States that are now using digital mammography or that are assessing the implications of using digital mammography, it addresses major areas such as considerations concerning the transition from screen film to digital mammography, basic principles of QA, clinical image quality, quality control tests for radiographers, and quality control tests for medical physicists, including dosimetry assessment. Instructional materials to supplement the knowledge of professionals already working in the field of diagnostic radiology, as well as quality control worksheets, are also provided.
Author: Alberto Tagliafico
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-05-03
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 3319286315
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a comprehensive description of the screening and clinical applications of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and offers straightforward, clear guidance on use of the technique. Informative clinical cases are presented to illustrate how to take advantage of DBT in clinical practice. The importance of DBT as a diagnostic tool for both screening and diagnosis is increasing rapidly. DBT improves upon mammography by depicting breast tissue on a video clip made of cross‐sectional images reconstructed in correspondence with their mammographic planes of acquisition. DBT results in markedly reduced summation of overlapping breast tissue and offers the potential to improve mammographic breast cancer surveillance and diagnosis. This book will be an excellent practical teaching guide for beginners and a useful reference for more experienced radiologists.
Author: Jeffrey Papp
Publisher: Mosby
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780323035675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccompanying CD-ROM contains ... "more than 300 practice exam questions for the ARRT Advanced Certification Examination in Quality Management, 26 lab experiments, 160 critical thinking questions, and more."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2005-03-18
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0309165946
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe outlook for women with breast cancer has improved in recent years. Due to the combination of improved treatments and the benefits of mammography screening, breast cancer mortality has decreased steadily since 1989. Yet breast cancer remains a major problem, second only to lung cancer as a leading cause of death from cancer for women. To date, no means to prevent breast cancer has been discovered and experience has shown that treatments are most effective when a cancer is detected early, before it has spread to other tissues. These two facts suggest that the most effective way to continue reducing the death toll from breast cancer is improved early detection and diagnosis. Building on the 2001 report Mammography and Beyond, this new book not only examines ways to improve implementation and use of new and current breast cancer detection technologies but also evaluates the need to develop tools that identify women who would benefit most from early detection screening. Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis encourages more research that integrates the development, validation, and analysis of the types of technologies in clinical practice that promote improved risk identification techniques. In this way, methods and technologies that improve detection and diagnosis can be more effectively developed and implemented.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2001-07-23
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 0309171318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEach year more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women in the U.S. If cancer is detected when small and local, treatment options are less dangerous, intrusive, and costly-and more likely to lead to a cure. Yet those simple facts belie the complexity of developing and disseminating acceptable techniques for breast cancer diagnosis. Even the most exciting new technologies remain clouded with uncertainty. Mammography and Beyond provides a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on the state of breast cancer screening and diagnosis and recommends steps for developing the most reliable breast cancer detection methods possible. This book reviews the dramatic expansion of breast cancer awareness and screening, examining the capabilities and limitations of current and emerging technologies for breast cancer detection and their effectiveness at actually reducing deaths. The committee discusses issues including national policy toward breast cancer detection, roles of public and private agencies, problems in determining the success of a technique, availability of detection methods to specific populations of women, women's experience during the detection process, cost-benefit analyses, and more. Examining current practices and specifying research and other needs, Mammography and Beyond will be an indispensable resource to policy makers, public health officials, medical practitioners, researchers, women's health advocates, and concerned women and their families.
Author: Acr
Publisher: Amer College of Radiology
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781559031424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Mammography Quality Control Manual, developed by the ACR Committee on Quality Assurance in Mammography, is designed to help mammography facilities establish and maintain a quality control program. Included in the set are four sections, one each for radiologists, radiologic technologists, medical physicists, and a new section on clinical image quality. Each section describes step-by-step instructions on equipment testing, performance criteria, and patient positioning. All tests comply with the new MQSA regulations, which went into effect April, 1999. The manual also seeks to define the areas of responsibility for each of the professionals involved in this important health care field. (1999 Revised edition)
