| Question |
Answer |
| A screening film for mammo is called: |
baseline film |
| Diagnostic mammography is for who? |
a pt. with elevated risk factors or symptoms |
| At what age should someone start getting annual mammograms? |
40 |
| For a low risk patient aged 40-49, how often should they get a mammo? |
biannually |
| How often should a patient get a physician exam? |
annually aged 40 and up |
| Infiltrating means: |
spread to surrounding tissue |
| An “insitu” breast cancer is: |
“At origin”, are more easily removed and treated |
| What is the likelihood of cancer in the upper lateral quadrant of the breast? |
50% |
| What is the likelihood of cancer in the upper medial quadrant of the breast? |
15% |
| What is the likelihood of cancer in the lower lateral quadrant of the breast? |
10% |
| What is the likelihood of cancer in the lower medial quadrant of the breast? |
5% |
| MQSA stands for what and was enacted when? |
mammography quality standards act, 1991 |
| Interest in mammo was renewed by who? when and why? |
Robert Egan, 1950 by using low kVp and high mAs |
| kVp and mAs range for mammo: |
23-28 kVp, 20-100 mAs |
| what type of filtration is used for mammo? |
beryllium or borosilicate glass |
| how much filtration is used in mammo? |
minimum of .5 mm Al eq. |
| how is the cathode positioned for mammo? |
toward the chest wall |
| what is the breast compressed? |
to bring the tissue closer to the IR and reduce FSB, and improved resolution. |
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