Informs that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state investigators trained by the FDA started inspecting mammography facilities in January 1995. The Mammography Quality Standards Act; How to find a certif...
Mammograms were interpreted by 271 radiologists from 66 facilities in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium. Linkage with tumor registries identified 3159 breast cancers in 323 973 women within 1 year of the screening. Main Outcomes and Measures Mammography performance (sensitivity, specificity, and...
Submitted data from each institution were derived from records used to audit annual performance outcomes to maintain FDA compliance for screening mammography facilities.10 Recall rates were determined for each institution based on the initial interpretation of screening examinations. If a biopsy was ...
Today's actions would expand the information mammography facilities must provide to patients and health care professionals, allowing for more informed medical decision-making. It would also modernize mammography quality standards and better position the FDA to enforce regulations that apply to the safety...
The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) enacted by Congress in 1992; Breast cancer as the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American women; Role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Components of high-quality mammography. INSETS: Where to go until October, by M.S.;Who ...
New mammography pub.Comments on a free 'FDA Consumer' reprint that is available about quality standards for mammography. Information for ordering 'Mammography Facilities Must Meet Quality Standards.'EBSCO_AspFda Consumer
Listing of all mammography facilities that the Food and Drug Administration has certified; Certification requirements.doi:10.1111/j.1524-4741.1995.tb00259.xU.S. Department of HealthHuman ServicesFDA Consumer
Mammography standardsReports that, beginning in October 1994, mammography facilities in the United States had to meet the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) quality standards or stop operating. The Mammography Quality Standards Ac...
High-quality mammography.Reports that women can locate high-quality mammography facilities in their area by calling the Cancer Information Service number. Listing of all mammography facilities that the Food and Drug Administration has certified; Certification requirements....