This paper on digital mammography image acquisition is 1 of 3 papers written as part of an intersociety effort to establish image quality standards for digital mammography. The information included in this paper is intended to support the development of an ACR guideline on image quality for digital mammography. The topics of the other 2 papers are digital mammography image display and digital m...

background: breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. screening can reduce the rate of cancer and mortality. the aim of this study is description of screening programs about breast masses with clinical and para clinical examination. methods: this is a descriptive study on 952 women who had volunteered or were referred to tabriz behbood hospital during one-year period. data was collected...

BACKGROUND Film mammography has limited sensitivity for the detection of breast cancer in women with radiographically dense breasts. We assessed whether the use of digital mammography would avoid some of these limitations. METHODS A total of 49,528 asymptomatic women presenting for screening mammography at 33 sites in the United States and Canada underwent both digital and film mammography. A...

BACKGROUND Ongoing debate about mammography screening for women in their 40s has brought awareness to the opportunities and challenges for achieving optimal breast health in young African American women and in battling health inequities that place them at greater risk for mortality from breast cancer. Despite the screening controversy, a need exists to understand the complex issues related to m...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of cancer fatalism, breast cancer fear, and health motivation on perceived barriers to mammography in Korean women living in the community. METHODS The sample for this study was a convenience sample of 138 Korean women. Data were collected through a questionnaire that included Cancer Fatalism, the Breast Cancer Fear Scale, Health...

BACKGROUND Billing data, such as Medicare claims, are a potential data source for evaluative studies of new digital mammography technologies, such as digital mammography and computer-aided detection (CAD). OBJECTIVE To assess the internal validity of procedure codes on Medicare claims for screening mammography interpreted with either digital mammography or CAD. STUDY DESIGN We assessed agre...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second most common cause of death from cancer in women.The aim of this studywas to determine which is more accurate imaging test mammography or ultrasound for diagnosis of breast cancer based on the women's age and breast density. We examined 546 patients with breast symptoms, by clinical breast examination, mammography and ultrasound. A total of ...

BACKGROUND Digital mammography is slowly replacing screen film mammography. In digital mammography, 2 methods are available in acquiring images: digital storage phosphor plate and full-field digital mammography. The aim of this study was to compare the image quality acquired from the 2 methods of digital mammography in the detection of breast cancer. METHODS The study took place at the Nation...

BACKGROUND Gynecological cancers are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Screening with mammography and Pap smear reduces breast and cervical cancer mortality. Neverthless, high participation rates are needed to ensure their effectiveness. We sought to assess the use of mammography and Pap smear and analyzed predictors of attendance at these cancer screenings in a large metropolitan ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To understand the relationship between mammography history and current thoughts about obtaining a mammogram among Latinas and examine the mediation effects of several healthcare factors.
. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey.
. SETTING Federally qualified health centers (Sea Mar Community Health Centers) in western Washington.
. SAMPLE 641 Latinas nonadherent and adherent wit...