Clinical Image Quality the ARRT of a Good Mammogram

• Screening Mammogram history
• MQSA passed into law by Congress on 10/27/1992, which regulated mammograms
• EQUIP purpose in mammography
  • Quality Assurance
  • Clinical Image Quality
  • Quality Control
• Screening Mammograms
  • CC and MLO
  • How to ensure as much breast tissue as possible is seen on images
  • Breast Cancer and mammograms on men
  • What makes up a good CC and MLO view (anatomy review)
• Mammography paddle review (pros and cons of different paddles)
• Artifact identification (motion, breathing) and how to prevent
• ACR mammography criteria for passing (and what causes failures) 

Audience:

This course is designed for medical physicists to understand how Mammography Technologists perform mammograms and the regulation history of image quality.

How it Works:

• The On Demand CE activity that you purchased will be located in your “My Account” section once you log into the MTMI Website.
• You have three attempts to pass each quiz.
• You must earn a score of 75% or higher.
• Credit is recorded the day you submit and pass the quiz and is determined using Central time.
• You have 30 days to complete and pass the quiz.
• Once passed, access your MTMI “My Account” to print your “Certificate of Completion.”
• At the conclusion of this on-demand video, an evaluation form will be emailed to you.
• This video expires 1 year after purchase date.