Compre Flashcards
2 major parts of mammography
Anode and Cathode
Grid
4:1 (1 only)
4:1 - 5:1 (if range)
Pounds in pressure
25 - 40 pounds
Common projection used in mammography
CC and
MLO
Recommended age for breast self examination
20 yrs old
Most common palpations
linear, circular, wedge
Who is responsible for anual testing
Physicist
What affects the focal spot size
Anode Angle
The start of screening in mammography
40 years old
Breasts develops at what age
6th week of fetal life
Anterior to the chest wall, posterior to the breast
Pectoralis
Lobes of the breast
15 - 20 lobes
Connects inner skin of the breast to the pectoralis muscle, and not found in men
coppers ligament
Milk secreting duct /lobe
alveoli
Most of the lymphatic vessels drain in the breast
laterally
Axillary Node
Common on silicone implants in breast
capsular
contracture
Fleshy mass appearance
medullary carcinoma
Special mammographic machine
stereotactic
biopsy
Focal spot range
0.3 - 0.5 mm
Magnification
0.5mm
Most common magnification
0.3 mm
SID
60-70cm
Low energy
mammography
Commonly used
MLO
Most common anode material
Molybdenum
Most common target/filter combination
Mo/Mo
Filter for thick or dense breast
Rhodium
kVp range for mammography
25-28 kVp
Gold standard modality for detection of breast carcinoma
digital mammography
Chest wall tumors
MRI
Anode shape
circular
Anode Angle
23 degrees
