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Mammographic imaging : a practical guide /

"This publication, the third edition of Mammographic Imaging: A Practical Guide, retains information on analog mammography, builds upon ongoing developments for breast imaging, and introduces new trends in the field of breast imaging. Specifically, there are five chapters related to digital mam...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andolina, Valerie F.
Other Authors: Lille, Shelly.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, 2011.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Breast > Radiography.
Breast > Imaging.
Breast > Cancer > Diagnosis.
Mammography > methods.
Breast Diseases > radiography.
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Table of Contents:
  • (Publisher-supplied data) UNIT I MAMMOGRAPHY
  • COMMON TOPICS
  • History of Mammography
  • Background Information and the Need for Screening
  • Patient Considerations
  • The Mammography Technologist's Expanding Role
  • Breast Anatomy & Physiology
  • Mammographic Pathology
  • Mammographic Positioning
  • The Nonconforming Patient
  • Thinking in Three Dimensions
  • Practical Applications in Problem Solving
  • UNIT II FILM/SCREEN MAMMOGRAPHY
  • Analog Mammography Machines, Processors, and Film
  • Darkroom and Processing Considerations
  • Quality Assurance for Film/Screen Mammography
  • UNIT III DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY
  • End of the Road for Analog Mammography?
  • Creating the Digital Image
  • Digital Integration and Workflow
  • Quality Assurance for Digital Mammography
  • Non-Imaging Components of the FFDM Network
  • UNIT IV DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND BREAST CANCER TREATMENT
  • Diagnostic Procedures
  • Minimally Invasive Needle Core Biopsy
  • Breast MR
  • Breast Diagnostic Technologies
  • Today and Tomorrow
  • Breast Cancer Treatments.

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