MQSA - Answers Passed into law 1992
Mammography Quality Standards Act
Guarantees oversight of facilities to ensure quality mammography services
Mammography facilities can receive certification from - Answers FDA
Mammography facilities are accredited by the - Answers ACR
In mammography facilities in the United States, ACR accreditation is applied for every
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years - Answers C
MQSA standards for personnel are - Answers Initial qualifications, cont. education, cont. experience
Define assessment categories - Answers Categories established by MQSA and ACR so that the report
made by the radiologist can be equally interpreted and understood across all medical practices. These
are called BI-RADS
BI-RADS - Answers Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System
MQSA assessment categories - Answers Negative, benign findings, probably benign findings, suspicious
abnormality, highly suggestive of malignancy, biopsy-proven malignancy, incomplete needs additional
evaluation
BI-RADS category 0 - Answers Incomplete
BI-RADS category 1 - Answers Negative
BI-RADS Category 2 - Answers Benign
BI-RADS category 3 - Answers Probably benign
BI-RADS category 4 - Answers Suspicious. A,B,C= low, moderate, high suspicion
BI-RADS category 5 - Answers Highly suggestive of malignancy
BI-RADS category 6 - Answers Biopsy proven malignancy
Facilities are required to send the patient a report in the mail in _______days - Answers 30