Technique
The most common cause of undercompression is
What is inadequate compression by the techologist
Benign growths involving the milk ducts
What is ductal papilloma?
A bunch of eight bits equals one
What is Byte?
A small but growing cancer may not be obvious to the individual because it often presents as...
What is a painless mass?
Hormone use (both natural and artificial) is taken into account because
early menarche can increase risk of breast cancer
A tech using a 0.1 mm focal spot size is most likely performing
Magnification imaging
This term refers to the surgical removal of a breast or breasts to reduce the risk of developing cancer
What is prophylactic mastectomy?
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Window level
A palpable mass that is not seen on a diagnostic mammogram generally means this
Other diagnostic tests should be considered
Patient limitations that should be documented include
patient with severe kyphosis
Possible complication of axillary node dissection
What is Lymphedema?
The base of the breast refers to
The areas adjacent to the chest wall
Line pairs per millimeter is the unit of
what is spatial resolution?
The MLO projection demonstrates a large encapsulated lesion occupying almost the entire breast. The contour is sharp and the lesion is radiolucent. The lesion is most likely
Lipoma
This type of patient cannot give consistent
who is a mentally challenged adult (example: Evan Colburn)
A four-projection mammography series shows a solidary tumor (with halo sign) in the upper-outer quadrant of the left breast. The lesion is probably obscured. the recommended next step is
Additional testing
The following affects the fatty versus fibroglandular nature of breast tissue
Age, hormone use, number of pregnancies
The following can be used when imaging extremely small breasts in the craniocaudal (CC) position
The following applies when evaluating the SMPTE or AAM TG18 QC test patterns for review workstation QC
The room lighting should be 20-45 lux
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 influences the radiology department and other hospital departments because of its focus on
patient record confidentiality
This involves the use of a small-gauge needle to remove cell samples from a suspected cancerous lesion in the breast for cytological analysis
Fine-needle biopsy (FNB)
Montgomery's glands are located in the breasts
Areola
During magnification, positioning the breasts away from the detector uses this law/principle in scatter reduction
What is inverse-square law?
A lesion is superimposed by breast tissue in the CC projection. A projection/position used to demonstrate the lesion in the same orientation but free of superimposition is the
RM
In addition to the patient's name, all mammographic reports should have this
The final assessment of findings, hospital number or additional patient identifier, the name of the radiologist