MammographyMedical physicistsA goal of an imaging accreditation program is to ensure adequate image quality, verify appropriate staff qualifications, and to assure patient and personnel safety. Currently, more than 35,000 facilities in 10 modalities have been accredited by the American College of ...
OBJECTIVE: This retrospective work is related to ACR3 mammograms of the program "Feasibility of breast cancer screening by mammography in Ariana Governorate" in order to evaluate the efficiency and short-term quality control of these probably benign lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mammograms classified...
mammography screening beginning at age 40, which provides the greatest mortality reduction, diagnosis at earlier stage, better surgical options, and more effective chemotherapy. Annual screening results in more screening-detected tumors, tumors of smaller sizes, and fewer interval cancers than longer scre...
Digital mammography has become the technology of choice for breast imaging with many FDA鈥恆pproved systems already available and more on the way. Currently the FDA requires facilities to use quality control manuals published by the FFDM unit manufacturer. The ACR is close to finishing a FFDM QC...
Support for adaptation of the simulator mammography type ACR for use in digital systems, the present invention relates to a support for adaptation of the simulator mamogr\\u00e1? Co type ACR (American Collegy of Radiology) for which its use is possible in systems of mamogra? The digital....
While mammography accreditation is required by the FDA under MQSA, facilities seeking ACR accreditation in the other diagnostic modalities have done so voluntarily but for a variety of reasons including the MIPAA mandate requiring the providers of advanced diagnostic services that bill under part B of...