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Fundamentals of Mammography

  • 2nd Edition - November 1, 2002
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Sue Williams, Linda Lee, Verdi Stickland, A. Robin M. Wilson, Andrew Evans
  • Language: English

This is a practical and comprehensive guide to obtaining high quality mammography through efficient, sensitive management of the patient and a thorough understanding of… Read more

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Description

This is a practical and comprehensive guide to obtaining high quality mammography through efficient, sensitive management of the patient and a thorough understanding of mammographic positioning and projections and their anatomical basis. It also includes chapters on basic mammographic interpretation and an outline of radiological procedures.

Key features

  • Step-by-step visual approach
  • Clear, detailed illustrations
  • Chapters devoted to radiographic quality assurance, including individual performance.

    • Readership

    Primary:
    Practicing mammographers; 3rd and 4th year diagnostic and therapeutic students

    Secondary: clinicians involved in screening and diagnostic services, radiologists and medical physicists involved in breast imaging.

    Table of contents

    Mammography equipment and quality control. Film processing and quality control. Breast anatomy - implications for mammographic practice. Mammography - the first steps. Mammography - basic projections. Mammography - complementary projections. Mammography - tailoring the examination. Training, education and continuing professional development in mammographic practice. Quality assurance systems. The basis of mammographic interpretation. Breast screening. Psychological issues and communication.
    Appendices. Glossary. Index.

    Review quotes

    "The book goes beyond precise detailed and technical explanations and includes psychological issues as well as communication, which are so important because of anxieties of women, who come for the evaluation of their breast. It is a classic updated concerning all conventional mammography and describes modern puncture and biopsy proceedures as well. Its layout allows for quick reference and seems to be very useful for technologists as well for those who have to instruct them" Rainer Otto, Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital, Baden, Switzerland, The Breast 12, 236

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: December 10, 2002
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    LL

    Linda Lee

    Affiliations and expertise
    Superintendent Radiographer and Radiographic Service Manager, Breast Screening Training Centre, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    VS

    Verdi Stickland

    Affiliations and expertise
    Superintendent Radiographer and Radiographic Quality Assurance Manager, Breast Screening Training Centre, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    AW

    A. Robin M. Wilson

    Affiliations and expertise
    Clinical Director and Consultant Radiologist, Breast Screening Training Centre, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    AE

    Andrew Evans

    Affiliations and expertise
    Nottingham International Breast Education Centre, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK