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SUMMARY:Things You Should Know About Digital Mammography
DESCRIPTION:Things You Should Know About Digital Mammography\nSaturday
 , May 16, 2009\nMinneapolis (Bloomington), MN\n\nMEETING SPONSOR:\nAdv
 anced Health Education Center\nssprinkle@aheconline.com\n8502 Tybor Dr
 ive\nHouston, TX 77074\nToll-Free 800-239-1361\n713-772-0157\nFAX 713-
 772-0155\nWebsite: http://aheconline.com\n\nCONFERENCE CENTER:\nHolida
 y Inn Select Minneapolis/St. Paul Internat'l A/P\n3 Appletree Square\n
 I-494 & 34th Avenue South\nMinneapolis (Bloomington), MN 55425\n952-85
 4-9000\n\nMEETING BROCHURE:\nTo view and print the meeting brochure, c
 lick here:\nhttp://store.aheconline.com/DisplayDetail.aspx?pid=2841\n\
 nMEETING DESCRIPTION:\nThings You Should Know About Digital Mammograph
 y\nOften applications specialists demonstrate the “how-to” but the
 y do not have the time to explain the “why”. Understanding how to 
 select the best techniques and optimize the use of your equipment requ
 ires understanding the “why” behind each selection you make. New t
 echnology requires new technique protocols, QA, and QC.\nJoin us to le
 arn how digital imaging can be integrated into your existing mammograp
 hy practice with minimal hassle and maximum results! You will be surpr
 ised to learn that the transition is easy and there is a new world of 
 information that can be acquired using digital technology.\nCourse Top
 ics\nIntroduction\n• Breast Cancer Statistics\n• MQSA Regulations 
 for Digital Mammography\n• Digital Mammography Terminology\nAnalog v
 s Digital\n• Advantages\n• Disadvantages\n• FDA Approved Units\n
 • Image Quality and Detector Size\n• Printers\n• Works in Progre
 ss\n• Detector Technologies\n• Direct Capture vs. Indirect Capture
 \n• Tubes and Filters\n• Time and cost\n• Patient concerns\n• 
 Dose\n• Cancer detection for calcifications and masses\nPhysics\n•
  Digital Imaging Physics\n• Sampling\n• Matrix/Pixels\n• Image P
 rocessing\n• Image Storage\n• PACS\nQuality Control\n• Detector 
 Calibration\n• Phantom Acquisition\n• Phantom Image Quality\n• F
 lat Field\n• System operation/visual checklist\n• Artifacts\nAdvan
 ced Applications of Digital Mammography\n• CAD\n• Telemammography\
 n• Contrast Enhanced Mammography\n• Tomosynthesis\nChanges in Radi
 ologist Interpreting Methods\n• Comparison films\n• Call back rate
 s\n• Advantages of larger viewing stations\n• Radiologist Assistan
 ce: automatic magnification station, annotation availability, zoom opt
 ions, synchronization bilaterally, flip stations horizontal/vertical, 
 inverted images\n• Technologist Assistance: curved breast support, t
 ime consumption, patient information, image retention, and happy patie
 nts!\n\nINSTRUCTORS:\nThames\n\nCME HOURS: 8\n\nLECTURE TOPICS:\nMammo
 graphy/Women's Imaging\n\nACTIVITIES: not listed\n\nFor more informati
 on visit https://community.radrounds.com/events/things-you-should-know
 -about-1
DTSTART:20090516T040000Z
DTEND:20090517T035900Z
CATEGORIES:digital, mammography, course
LOCATION:Minneapolis (Bloomington), MN  55425
WEBSITE:http://radlist.com/meeting.asp?meeting_id=3709
URL:http://radlist.com/meeting.asp?meeting_id=3709
CONTACT:952-854-9000
ORGANIZER:Advanced Health Education Center
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