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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Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cham Springer International Publishing 2015
Ausgabe:	1st ed. 2015
Schlagworte:	Radiology Oncology
Online-Zugang:	UBR01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	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 support required from the practitioner to all aspects of screening and symptomatic mammographic imaging, are discussed.   Digital Mammography: A Holistic Approach is aimed at radiographers, technicians, technologists, physicists, nurses and medical practitioners worldwide, and enables the reader to gain a better understanding of techniques, equipment and anatomy.
Beschreibung:	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
Beschreibung:	1 Online Ressource (XXII, 309 Seiten, 187 Illustrationen, 114 Illustrationen in Farbe)
ISBN:	9783319048314
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4