Mammography - Mammography Registry Review
Mammography was the first advanced registry offered by the ARRT and mammographic imaging has changed dramatically since that first exam! Big changes occurred in July 2006 resulting in at least five (5) different tests? It is hard to keep up on all the changes in technology and quality assurance that is required for digital mammography, film screen mammography, and how about those regulatory standards for MQSA? Let our experienced instructors cure your pre-registry jitters with a good dose of quality information. Come join us for an informative session that will leave you confident and ready to take the ARRT advanced registry in mammography.
Course Topics
- Patient Education and Assessment
- Epidemiology of the breast
- Diagnostic options
- Early detection of breast cancer
- Treatment options - Instrumentation and Quality Assurance
- Design characteristics of mammography units
- Imaging components ’Äì Analog and Digital
- Quality Assurance - Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology
- Localization terminology
- External anatomy
- Internal anatomy
- Histology
- Pathology - Mammographic Technique and Evaluation
- Technical factors
- Breast compression
- Magnification techniques
- Evaluation of image quality - Positioning and Interventional Procedures
- Standard views
- Additional views
- Special circumstances
- Special patient situations
- Interventional procedures
Courses Cater to Convenience Our course content is aimed at the future - your future. In addition to imaging skills coursework, there is a complete line of continuing education seminars that will connect you with the latest information. Seminars are available throughout the year in different cities making it convenient to update existing skills. Partnership classes sponsored in health care facilities can make the education available in smaller geographic venues with the choice of subject content catering to the local audience. Services are customizable Faculty is available for private consulting, tutorials, and instruction. Our experts can provide a range of services including image assessment, quality control and quality assurance, accreditation, education, hands-on training, and project management. If you can not wait for a class on our regular schedule, we can arrange for private tutorials. We also provide classes on-site for physicians' groups and radiology departments. We still make "House Calls". |
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