Mammography CA State Boards (Pt.6) Exam
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What are the different breast imaging Mammography
modality options? - Screening (2D, DBT/3D)
- Diagnostic
Breast ultrasound
Breast MRI
Sentinel node mapping
What are the limitations of 2D - summation artifact/superimposed tissue
mammography? (compression also causes overlap of breast tissue)
- malignancies can be hidden in glandular tissue
- false positives/false negatives
- even with FFDM (full field digital mammography),
imaging is limited to 2D image of any position taken
What constitutes a "false negative" If breast cancer is found & diagnosed within 1 year
mammogram? of an initial "negative" screening
What does "DBT" stand for? Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
, _ _ _% to _ _ _% of breast cancers are 15-30%
not detected at screening when
using 2D mammography
DBT can find _ _ _% more invasive 41%
breast cancers
How does DBT lower patient dose? 3D & 2D images don't need to both be taken; you
can obtain a 2D image from the 3D (less exposures
= less exposure to patient)
What imaging modality is described DBT (Digital Breast Tomosynthesis) / 3D
by the following?:
- takes multiple images of each
breast from many angles
- patient positioned same as 2D
mammogram
- images are perpendicular to the
beam
- images are parallel to detector
- x-ray tube moves in an arc across
the breast while multiple images are
taken (4-27 second exam)
What does "Tomo-" mean? cut/slice
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are the angles in degrees projections
from the negative to the positive
side
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are the number of images slices, projections
created from the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to create
the 3D mammogram
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Terms in this set (82)
What are the different breast imaging Mammography
modality options? - Screening (2D, DBT/3D)
- Diagnostic
Breast ultrasound
Breast MRI
Sentinel node mapping
What are the limitations of 2D - summation artifact/superimposed tissue
mammography? (compression also causes overlap of breast tissue)
- malignancies can be hidden in glandular tissue
- false positives/false negatives
- even with FFDM (full field digital mammography),
imaging is limited to 2D image of any position taken
What constitutes a "false negative" If breast cancer is found & diagnosed within 1 year
mammogram? of an initial "negative" screening
What does "DBT" stand for? Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
, _ _ _% to _ _ _% of breast cancers are 15-30%
not detected at screening when
using 2D mammography
DBT can find _ _ _% more invasive 41%
breast cancers
How does DBT lower patient dose? 3D & 2D images don't need to both be taken; you
can obtain a 2D image from the 3D (less exposures
= less exposure to patient)
What imaging modality is described DBT (Digital Breast Tomosynthesis) / 3D
by the following?:
- takes multiple images of each
breast from many angles
- patient positioned same as 2D
mammogram
- images are perpendicular to the
beam
- images are parallel to detector
- x-ray tube moves in an arc across
the breast while multiple images are
taken (4-27 second exam)
What does "Tomo-" mean? cut/slice
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are the angles in degrees projections
from the negative to the positive
side
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are the number of images slices, projections
created from the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to create
the 3D mammogram
