Digital Mammography: A Holistic Approach

✍ Scribed by Peter Hogg, Judith Kelly, Claire Mercer (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 313
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book offers a single publication to be utilised comprehensively as a reference manual within current mammographic clinical practice for use by assistant practitioners and practitioners as well as trainees in radiography and related disciplines.

In recent years mammographic clinical practice and technology have evolved rapidly and become increasingly sophisticated, this book will cover these issues. The public feel increasingly empowered to ‘have a say’ in their care and expectations of their mammography experience is high. Consequently a well-trained, well-informed practitioner is of paramount importance in clinical practice today.

This book addresses patient/client-related issues in the form of psychological and emotional support they may require. This will enable the reader to gain insight into the patient/client perspective and thereby assist in meeting their needs.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Anatomy of the Breast....Pages 3-10
Breast Density and Influencing Factors....Pages 11-16
Aetiology and Epidemiology of Breast Cancer....Pages 17-25
Other Breast Diseases....Pages 27-47
Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer with Management Pathways....Pages 49-52
Disease Progression: Local and Distal Spread (Mechanisms)....Pages 53-58
Mammography Screening: Philosophy – Evidence for and against....Pages 59-65
Screening Programmes for Breast Cancer in Europe....Pages 67-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Sue’s Story: The Big Journey....Pages 77-82
Psychological Considerations in Attending for Mammography Screening....Pages 83-88
Emotional Intelligence....Pages 89-95
Client-Practitioner Interactions within Breast Care Services....Pages 97-104
The Use of Digital Health Technology and Social Media to Support Breast Screening....Pages 105-111
Pain in Mammography....Pages 113-117
Tissue Viability and Skin Tearing in Mammography....Pages 119-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Mammography Equipment....Pages 125-141
Equipment Quality Control....Pages 143-152
Radiation Dose in Mammography....Pages 153-161
Mammographic Density....Pages 163-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Recording Clinical and Client Information Prior to Imaging....Pages 171-173
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Practical Mammography....Pages 175-188
Mammographic Compression: A Need for Mechanical Standardisation....Pages 189-194
Repetitive Strain Injury – RSI....Pages 195-202
Supplementary Mammographic Projections....Pages 203-209
Magnification and Compression Views....Pages 211-218
Specimen Imaging....Pages 219-222
Imaging the Augmented Breast....Pages 223-229
Imaging Bariatric, Post Surgical and Limited Mobility Clients....Pages 231-237
Male Mammography....Pages 239-240
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis....Pages 241-246
Reflection on the Oslo Tomosynthesis Screening Trial....Pages 247-250
Purpose of Interventional Procedures....Pages 251-254
Stereotactic Image Guided Interventional Techniques....Pages 255-262
Contrast Enhanced Investigations....Pages 263-269
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Radiographic Service Quality....Pages 273-290
Observer Studies in Mammography....Pages 291-302
Back Matter....Pages 303-309

✦ Subjects

Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Oncology