Fundamentals Of Mammography

The third edition of Fundamentals of Mammography assists clinicians to deliver a consistently high-quality service while acquiring the skills needed to provide care at what can be an emotionally difficult time for many patients. Fully updated to reflect current mammography technology, standards and radiologic environments, the book covers the principles of mammography techniques as well as equipment, quality control checks, psychological issues and communication. This book is ideal for assistant practitioners and radiographers, both in training or newly qualified, as well as all other health professionals who use mammography in breast care settings. - Step-by-step guide to producing high-quality mammograms - Clear explanations and diagrams to achieve the best positioning and use of equipment - Graphic aids showing how to accommodate different statures and configurations - Advice on achieving and maintaining quality control for equipment and film processing - Patient-centred approach, with case studies and information on communication - Fully updated with the latest evidence, including electronic processing and digital technology

A practical and comprehensive guide to obtaining high quality mammography through efficient, senstive management of the patient and a sound understanding of mammographic positioning. Also includes chapters on basic mammographic interpretation, and an outline of radiological procedures. Written by individuals from one of the major training centers in the United Kingdom.

With a focus on the basic imaging principles of breast MRI rather than on mathematical equations, this book takes a practical approach to imaging protocols, which helps radiologists increase their diagnostic effectiveness. It walks the reader through the basics of MRI, making it especially accessible to beginners. From a detailed outline of equipment prerequisites for obtaining high quality breast MRI to instructions on how to optimize image quality, expanded discussions on how to obtain optimized dynamic information, and explanations of good and bad imaging techniques, the book covers the topics that are most relevant to performing breast MRI.

Due to the increasing number of digital mammograms and the advent of new kinds of three-dimensional x-ray and other forms of medical imaging, mammography is undergoing a dramatic change. To meet their responsibilities, medical physicists must constantly renew their knowledge of advances in medical imaging or radiation therapy, and must be prepared

Maximize your interpretative skills in breast imaging with this clinically oriented resource. Ideal for residents in radiology, this image-rich text fosters the development of skills necessary to facilitate and maximize interpretive skills in all aspects of breast imaging from mammographyultrasound, and MRI to imaging-guided procedures. This title will also help readers learn how to incorporate clinical and imaging findings to pathology during diagnosis and patient management.

Novel frontiers in the field of mammography are elucidated in this book with the help of comprehensive information. In this book, topics have been elucidated related to a variety of aspects: the bases of mammography systems, optimization of screening mamm