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Guide to Mammography and Other Breast Imaging Procedures [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Corporate Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Breast--Imaging.
- Breast--Radiography.
- Electronic books. -- local.
- Neoplasms by Site.
- Breast Diseases.
- Radiography.
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
- Skin Diseases.
- Neoplasms.
- Diagnosis.
- Disease.
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases.
- Breast Neoplasms.
- Diagnostic Imaging.
- Mammography.
- Medical Subjects:
- Neoplasms by Site.
- Breast Diseases.
- Radiography.
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
- Skin Diseases.
- Neoplasms.
- Diagnosis.
- Disease.
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases.
- Breast Neoplasms.
- Diagnostic Imaging.
- Mammography.
- Local Subjects:
- Breast--Imaging.
- Breast--Radiography.
- Electronic books. -- local.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (390 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bethesda : NCRP Report No. 149, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Usefulness of Mammography""; ""1.2 Usefulness of Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening""; ""1.3 Purpose and Scope""; ""2. Clinical Mammography""; ""2.1 Anatomy""; ""2.2 Viewing a Mammogram""; ""2.3 Image Identification""; ""2.4 Breast Positioning""; ""2.5 Clinical Considerations on Positioning""; ""2.6 Double Interpretation of Screening Mammograms""; ""3. Equipment""; ""3.1 X-Ray Unit""; ""3.2 Screens, Films, and Film-Processing Systems""; ""3.3 Digital X-Ray Mammography""; ""3.4 Stereotactic Breast Biopsy""; ""4. Image Quality""
- ""4.1 Introduction""""4.2 Factors Affecting Image Quality and Radiation Dose""; ""4.3 Summary""; ""5. Dose Evaluation""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Risk-Related Dose""; ""5.3 Dose-Evaluation Principles""; ""5.4 Published Dose Recommendations and Surveys""; ""5.5 Summary""; ""6. Quality Assurance""; ""6.1 The Current Status of Quality Assurance in the United States""; ""6.2 Essential Elements of an Effective Quality-Control Program""; ""6.3 Quality Administration (Medical Audit)""; ""6.4 Mammography Interpretive Skills Assessment""; ""6.5 Legislative Issues Relating to Quality Assurance""
- ""7. Benefits and Risks of Mammography""""7.1 Benefits""; ""7.2 Radiation Risks of Mammography""; ""7.3 Radiation Risk Versus Benefit of Mammographic Screening""; ""8. Other Breast Imaging Modalities""; ""8.1 Ultrasound""; ""8.2 Thermography""; ""8.3 Transillumination""; ""8.4 Computed Tomography""; ""8.5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging""; ""8.6 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy""; ""8.7 Nuclear Imaging""; ""9. Summary and Conclusions""; ""9.1 Summary""; ""9.2 Conclusions""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""The NCRP""; ""NCRP Publications""; ""NCRP Reports""; ""NCRP Commentaries""
- ""Proceedings of the Annual Meeting""""Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures""; ""Symposium Proceedings""; ""NCRP Statements""; ""Other Documents""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-60119-863-9
- 1-4294-7995-7
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