Synopses & Reviews
Review
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Deborah Espen, MSRS, RT (R)(M) -- I really like the writing style. The chapters are easy to read and understand. This makes it great for technologists. A lot of books are written from the radiologist's point of view and may be harder to understand.
Review
Midwestern State University, Sheree Phifer --
"The new chapters are a good update to this textbook. Students should find the material extensive, up-to-date and easy to understand."Sheree Phifer, Midwestern State University
Synopsis
Mammographic Imaging: A Practical Guide is the definitive, and only comprehensive, text in mammography for radiologic technology and mammographic technology. Revised to include new content on the increasingly common fundamental technology in digital mammography, this book is a must-have resource for technologists who need to stay current in breast imaging, as well as students preparing to enter the field. A new, dynamic two-color design helps to more clearly outline the topics covered, while new pedagogical features and ancillaries make this edition ideal as a core education resource.
A companion website includes a registry exam-style question bank, image bank, PowerPoints, and case studies/situational judgment questions, plus instructor resources such as PowerPoint slides, lesson plans, an image bank, a test bank, and answers to the case studies/situational judgment questions.
Table of Contents
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