Textbook of Mammography
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
Published in July 1993
Book
Hardback
338 pages
978-0-443-04208-9 (ISBN)
Description
Breast screening in now readily available in many western countries, and this has lead to a huge demand for training and information on mammography and associated diagnostic modalities. This comprehensive textbook of breast investigation and imaging including associated physics and epidemiology aims to remedy the demand.Topics receiving special attention include: techniques of mammography, diagnosis of benign and malignant disease, localisation of impalpable masses, new techniques including colour Doppler ultrasound, stereotactic aspiration and cytology.
Breast screening in now readily available in many western countries, and this has lead to a huge demand for training and information on mammography and associated diagnostic modalities. This comprehensive textbook of breast investigation and imaging including associated physics and epidemiology aims to remedy the demand.Topics receiving special attention include: techniques of mammography, diagnosis of benign and malignant disease, localisation of impalpable masses, new techniques including colour Doppler ultrasound, stereotactic aspiration and cytology.
Breast screening in now readily available in many western countries, and this has lead to a huge demand for training and information on mammography and associated diagnostic modalities. This comprehensive textbook of breast investigation and imaging including associated physics and epidemiology aims to remedy the demand.Topics receiving special attention include: techniques of mammography, diagnosis of benign and malignant disease, localisation of impalpable masses, new techniques including colour Doppler ultrasound, stereotactic aspiration and cytology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
293 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1633 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04208-9 (9780443042089)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Clinical Findings. Physical Factors in Mammography. Mammography Positioning Technique. Quality Assurance. The Normal Breast. Malignant Disease. Benign Diseases of the Breast. Iatrogenic Appearances on Mammography. Breast Ultrasound (Sonomammography). Localization of Impalpable Breast Lesions. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Breast Lesions. Implications of Population Screening for Breast Cancer. Epidemiology. Breast Imaging in Other Modalities. Appendix. Index