Digital Mammography A Holistic Approach /

This up-to-date, evidence-based book covers the whole range of mammography and mammography-related techniques used in practice, and also the rapid and increasingly sophisticated evolution of mammographic clinical practice and technology.   A wide range of topics, from the psychological and emotional...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hogg, Peter. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kelly, Judith. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mercer, Claire. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Introduction and background
  • 1. Anatomy and physiology: Breast anatomy
  • 2. Breast Density and Influencing Factors
  • 3. Aetiology and epidemiology of breast cancer
  • 4. Other breast diseases
  • 5. Signs and symptoms of breast cancer with management pathways
  • 6. Disease progression – local and distal spread (mechanisms)
  • 7. Mammography Screening:  Philosophy – evidence for and against
  • 8. Screening programs for breast cancer in Europe
  • Part 2. Caring for Patients and Clients
  • 9. Sue’s story: the big journey
  • 10. Psychological considerations in attending for mammography screening
  • 11. Emotional Intelligence
  • 12. Client-practitioner interactions within breast care services
  • 13. The use of Digital Health Technology and Social Media to support Breast Screening
  • 14. Pain in mammography
  • 15. Tissue viability and skin tearing in mammography
  • Part 3. Equipment
  • 16. Mammography imaging equipment
  • 17. Equipment quality control
  • 18. Radiation dose in mammography
  • 19. Mammographic Density
  • Part 4. Imaging Techniques
  • 20. Recording clinical and client information prior to imaging
  • 21. Practical mammography
  • 22. Mammography Compression: A Need for Mechanical Standardization
  • 23. Repetitive Strain Injury
  • 24. Supplementary Mammographic Projections
  • 25. Magnification and compression views
  • 26. Specimen Imaging
  • 27. Imaging the Augmented Breast
  • 28. Imaging Bariatric, Post Surgical and Limited Mobility Clients
  • 29. Male Mammography
  • 30. Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
  • 31. Reflection on the Oslo Tomosynthesis Screening Trial
  • 32. Purpose of Interventional Procedures
  • 33. Image Guided Interventional Techniques
  • 34. Contrast enhanced investigations
  • Part 5. Service Quality Assurance
  • 35. Radiographic Service Quality.-36. Observer studies in Mammography.