Mammographic Imaging: A Practical Guide
Valerie Andolina, Shelly Lillé, Kathleen M. Willison · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 2001
UNIT 1: MAMMOGRAPHY - COMMON TOPICS 1: History of Mammography 2: Background Information and the Need for Screening 3: Patient Considerations 4: The Mammography Technologist's Expanding Role 5: Breast Anatomy and Physiology 6: Mammographic Pathology 7: Mammographic Positioning 8: The Nonconforming Patient 9: Thinking in Three Dimensions 10: Practical Applications in Problem Solving UNIT 2: FILM/SCREEN MAMMOGRAPHY 11: Analog Mammography Machines, Processors, and Film 12: Darkroom and Processing Considerations in Mammography 13: Quality Assurance in Film/Screen Mammography UNIT 3: DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY 14: End of the Road for Analog Mammography? 15: Creating the Digital Image 16: Digital Integration and Workflow in Mammography 17: Quality Assurance for Full Field Digital Mammography 18: Non-Imaging Components of the FFDM Network UNIT 4: DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND BREAST CANCER TREATMENT 19: Diagnostic Procedures 20: Minimally Invasive Needle Breast Biopsy 21: Breast MR 22: Breast Cancer Diagnostic Technologies: Today and Tomorrow 23: Breast Cancer Therapies