MAMMO Study Guide |100% Correct Q&A| UPDATED!!!

MAMMO Study Guide |100% Correct Q&A| UPDATED!!! compression *Ans* compression has many benefits, including reducing patient motion and dose, but the main goal iis tto uniformly reducee the thickkness of thhe breast. massses andd calccifiications ccan be bettter visualiized when done correctly breast tissue should move towaard the nipple. inadequate compression *Ans* is the most common facttor affecting quality of mammograms. how is compression performed *Ans* compression is accomplished by means of a plastic paddle which slowly flattens the breast out to achieve a uniform density. mammo machines have motorized foot controls, that leaves the RT free use of both hands mammographer flattens the breast manually during the final stages of compression compression and women with sensitive breast *Ans* might consider stopping the use of caffeine 2 weeks before their appointment, and scheduling their mammos for the week after their period spot compression *Ans* to look at specific areas of the breast , can also be used for male breast coned-down,spot compression views, certain rules *Ans* keep the area of concern as close to the image receptor as possible use vigorous compression limit the light field size to the area of compression If doing spot compression with magnification, remove the grid challenging mammographes *Ans* large-breasted women-so much breast tissue, diffi