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Screening Mammography Interpatient

Screening Mammography Interpatient  G enerally speaking of mammographic  abnormalities that we're looking for on  screening mammograms  this is not an all-inclusive list  obviously are masses  asymmetries and focal asymmetries  architectural distortion  calcifications lymphadenopathy and skin  thickening. A standard screening mammogram includes  right mlo and right cc views  left me and left cc views and then  there may be additional views of either  breast such as nipple in profile  extended ccl views or cleavage views  in order to be able to obtain the entire  breast  screening mammograms. Screening  mammograms  can only be categorized as by reds zero  one or two by red's codes three four  five and six should not be used for  screening mammography only for  diagnostic  this is an overall view of what my  workflow  screens are on the um Hologic  the mam...

Mammography Positing

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 Mammography Positing Tie up the head to avoid presents in the exposure field take off clothes to expose the site for radiology press the ear against the panel lift up the breast raise the height of the panel to reach the lower Ruger of the breast simulate pressurizing onto the breast attaches the lower rouga of breast flat on the panel lift up external tissues into exposure field press on the shoulder to relax her start pressurizing the technician shall slowly draw out the hand forward while pressing leaving the breast at the state of stretched always lift the other breast towards inner angle the hand on the unaffected side shall grasp the handle spread the lower rouga of the external breast continue to pressurize until it is complete please note that the shoulder can't be present in exposure field start exposure state the machine head put her hand on the handle lift up the breast and put it on the panel making the external edge of the pectoralis major muscle visible lift up her a...