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

Reviews

, J.K. -- "This text is the most comprehensive book available for mammographic imaging. I am glad that the currently reviewed chapters on digital mammography, image storage and retrieval, as well as other breast cancer imaging technologies will be incorporated into the upcoming edition."-J.K. 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 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."-Deborah Espen, MSRS, RT (R)(M), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center