Mammography Final Exam |Question and Answer| 100% Correct

Mammography Final Exam |Question and Answer| 100% Correct ______ is the radiologic examination of the breast and is used for the early detection of cancer? *Ans* Mammography Mammography requires imaging of small high-contrast ______, and large low-contrast ______? *Ans* calcifications, masses ______ of fat, glandular tissue, fibrous tissue, and cancerous tissue is very similar? *Ans* Differential absorption Very small ______ are associated with cancer? *Ans* microcalcifications The federal _______ sets strict guidelines to ensure high quality mammographic examinations? *Ans* Mammographic Quality Standards ACT (MQSA) Mammography uses ______ kVp values, in the range from ______? *Ans* low, 20-40 kVp Low kVp serves to ______ differential absorption and improve ______? *Ans* increases, subject contrast Early detection of breast cancer can lead to cure rates as high as ______? *Ans* 90% Mammography was first performed in the ______ and continued to the ______ with poor quality? *Ans* 1920s-1960s Who is credited with being the first to use direct exposure low kVp high mAs imaging? *Ans* Dr. Robert Egan With mammography direct exposure required very high ______? *Ans* mAs First dedicated mammography units were introduced in late _____? *Ans* 1960s What organization developed an accreditation program to set standards for mammography? *Ans* ACR In _____ the ACR developed an accreditation program to set standards for mammography? *Ans* 1987 In _____, the federal government enacted MQSA to establish standards for facilities? *Ans* 1994