DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH A Practical Approach
Author: Gary Whitman, MD, Tamara Haygood, PhD, MD
Affiliation: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN 10: 052176372X
ISBN 13: 9780521763721
eISBN: 9781139049337
Edition: 1st
Affiliation: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN 10: 052176372X
ISBN 13: 9780521763721
eISBN: 9781139049337
Edition: 1st
Description:
Digital mammography has many advantages over film-screen mammography, including faster acquisition, easier storage and easier retrieval of images. Written by expert radiologists and physicists, Digital Mammography: A Practical Approach compares digital mammography to conventional film-screen mammography, reviews clinical cases and explores newer modalities. Key topics include: Digital detectors Monitors Image acquisition Image storage, retrieval and transfer Image interpretation and efficacy Artifacts A comparison of commercially available systems Mobile digital mammography. An image atlas and sections on digital tomosynthesis and computed tomography of the breast enhance the text. Digital Mammography: A Practical Approach melds the worlds of clinical radiology and physics in an easy-to- understand, practical resource. A valuable addition to the shelf of radiologists, radiologic technicians, practising medical physicists and mammography technologists; and any practitioners developing and expanding digital mammography programs.
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