Mammography Imaging and Detection: A Specialty for Champions

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Course Topics

• History of Mammography and the Hunt for Breast Cancer
• BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing
• A Breast Cancer Diagnosis: What Now?
• Anatomy and Pathology
• Expert Positioning in the Real World
• Looking Within the Augmented Breast
• Mammographers Burnout

Course Obejectives

At the conclusion of this lecture, the participate will be able to:

• Discuss positioning tips for successfully imaging the augmented breast
• Properly position routine views for screening mammography
• Perform expert image critique
• Learn strategies for positioning the challenging patient
• List the various types of invasive breast cancers
• Understand the need for psychosocial support for patients during an evaluation for breast cancer diagnosis
• Discuss the technologists responsibilities in the hunt for breast cancer
• Associate positioning skill level and breast cancer diagnosis
• Understand the importance to detail while performing mammography
• Discuss cancer risk and genetic testing
• Understand the stages our patients go through after a breast cancer diagnosis
• Discuss complications of the augmented patient