Mammography and Breast Imaging PREP: Program Review and Exam Prep / Edition 1

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Overview

A comprehensive review for the mammography registry examination – from an experienced educator and clinician who knows exactly what it takes to pass

Includes new coverage of the latest digital imaging technologies

  • Written by an instructor and mammography specialist at Stamford Hospital
  • Concise narrative text helps you to focus on essential concepts
  • Practice questions with answers referenced to the text allow you to gauge your comprehension of important material
  • Learning aids such as objectives and glossaries at the beginning of each chapter streamline the learning process
  • Numerous radiographs teach you to recognize good and bad films and normal circumscribed lesions and breast calcifications
  • High-quality diagrams help you learn correct patient positioning consistent with the American College of Radiography and the Mammography Quality Control Manual
  • Valuable during coursework to help you recognize and understand concepts that are likely to appear on the exam
  • A complete review for licensure that includes the history of breast imaging, breast cancer detection, and treatment (including new imaging methods and recent advances in digital mammography, MRI, BSGI, DBT, volumtetric ultrasound imaging, and Cone Beam Breast CT)
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Reviewer: Bridget K Frasheski, dipolma(Froedtert Hospital)
Description: This is an easy-to-understand review for the mammography registry exam. Among the helpful features are pictures, diagrams, and end-of-chapter quizzes.
Purpose: The book is designed to help readers get a clear understanding of mammography and related modalities and to study for the registry exam.
Audience: It is intended for students and technologists, and in some instances it will be useful for residents.
Features: The book covers the history of mammography and breast imaging, as well as everything you need to know about the technical aspects of breast imaging, from anatomy to the equipment and new and evolving technology. The chapters are easy to follow and are very helpful when taking the chapter review tests. The diagrams are clear and precise, and the green side boxes with bulleted points are helpful.
Assessment: This is a high-quality book that is up to date with the advances in breast imaging. The explanations are thorough and the chapter tests are appropriate study aids for the registry exam.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780071749329
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
  • Publication date: 2/10/2012
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 509
  • Sales rank: 371,657
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 10.70 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

About the Author Olive Peart (Stamford, CT) is a Clinical and Academic Instructor and Mammograpy Specialist at The Stamford Hospital Program in Radiography.

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Table of Contents

1. The History of Breast Cancer and Breast Imaging
2. Patient Education and Assessment
3. Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of the Breast
4. Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Breast
5. Mammography Equipment
6. Mammographic Processing and Quality Management
7. Breast Imaging Mammography
8. Breast Imaging - Digital Mammography, Ultrasound and MR
9. Breast Imaging Emerging Technologies
10. Interventional Procedures
11. Treatment Options
12. The US Mammography Quality Standard Act (MQSA)
Index

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