Quantification of the Benefits of Pendant Mammography
Abstract
High quality mammographic images enhance the radiologist's ability to interpret - - mammograms. Image quality is dependent upon adequate visualization and inclusion of tissue, adequate exposure, contrast and resolution; and proper compression. Meeting these criteria is essential to detection of cancer, since 73% of cancers are located in the peripheral or retroglandular fat. Pendent mammography, is a procedure whereby the patient leans forward 15 to 25 degrees during mammography, pulling the breast away from the body, and thereby increasing the amount of retroglandular breast tissue evident on a mammogram. We propose to test the benefits of pendent mammography by imaging 250 women by acquiring both conventional and pendent mammograms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA412115
Entities
People
- Andrew D. Maidment
Organizations
- Thomas Jefferson University