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SUMMARY:Things You Should Know About Digital Mammography
DESCRIPTION:Things You Should Know About Digital Mammography\nSaturday
 , March 28, 2009\nDetroit (Romulus), MI\n\nMEETING SPONSOR:\nAdvanced 
 Health Education Center\nssprinkle@aheconline.com\n8502 Tybor Drive\nH
 ouston, TX 77074\nToll-Free 800-239-1361\n713-772-0157\nFAX 713-772-01
 55\nWebsite: http://aheconline.com\n\nCONFERENCE CENTER:\nThe Metropol
 itan Hotel\n31500 Wick Road\nDetroit (Romulus), MI 48174\n734-467-8000
 \n\nMEETING BROCHURE:\nTo view and print the meeting brochure, click h
 ere:\nhttp://store.aheconline.com/DisplayDetail.aspx?pid=2831\n\nMEETI
 NG DESCRIPTION:\nThings You Should Know About Digital Mammography\nOft
 en applications specialists demonstrate the “how-to” but they do n
 ot have the time to explain the “why”. Understanding how to select
  the best techniques and optimize the use of your equipment requires u
 nderstanding the “why” behind each selection you make. New technol
 ogy requires new technique protocols, QA, and QC.\nJoin us to learn ho
 w digital imaging can be integrated into your existing mammography pra
 ctice with minimal hassle and maximum results! You will be surprised t
 o learn that the transition is easy and there is a new world of inform
 ation that can be acquired using digital technology.\nCourse Topics\nI
 ntroduction\n• Breast Cancer Statistics\n• MQSA Regulations for Di
 gital Mammography\n• Digital Mammography Terminology\nAnalog vs Digi
 tal\n• Advantages\n• Disadvantages\n• FDA Approved Units\n• Im
 age Quality and Detector Size\n• Printers\n• Works in Progress\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• Digit
 al Imaging Physics\n• Sampling\n• Matrix/Pixels\n• Image Process
 ing\n• Image Storage\n• PACS\nQuality Control\n• Detector Calibr
 ation\n• Phantom Acquisition\n• Phantom Image Quality\n• Flat Fi
 eld\n• System operation/visual checklist\n• Artifacts\nAdvanced Ap
 plications of Digital Mammography\n• CAD\n• Telemammography\n• C
 ontrast Enhanced Mammography\n• Tomosynthesis\nChanges in Radiologis
 t Interpreting Methods\n• Comparison films\n• Call back rates\n•
  Advantages of larger viewing stations\n• Radiologist Assistance: au
 tomatic magnification station, annotation availability, zoom options, 
 synchronization bilaterally, flip stations horizontal/vertical, invert
 ed images\n• Technologist Assistance: curved breast support, time co
 nsumption, patient information, image retention, and happy patients!\n
 \nINSTRUCTORS:\nThames\n\nCME HOURS: 8\n\nLECTURE TOPICS:\nMammography
 /Women's Imaging\n\nACTIVITIES: not listed\n\nFor more information vis
 it https://community.radrounds.com/events/things-you-should-know-about
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CATEGORIES:digital, mammography
LOCATION:Detroit (Romulus), MI  48174
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CONTACT:734-467-8000
ORGANIZER:Advanced Health Education Center
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