Evaluation of the quality of mammographic breast positioning: a quality improvement study

J Rouette, N Elfassy, N Bouganim, H Yin… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Although there are concerns that inadequate breast positioning in
mammographic examinations may lead to cancers being missed, few studies have …

Improving performance of mammographic breast positioning in an academic radiology practice

S Pal, DM Ikeda, RA Jesinger… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this project was to achieve sustained improvement in
mammographic breast positioning in our department. MATERIALS AND METHODS …

Mammographic positioning quality of newly trained versus experienced radiographers in the Dutch breast cancer screening programme

C van Landsveld-Verhoeven, GJ Den Heeten… - European …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Our purpose was to compare mammographic positioning quality of new (NR)
versus experienced screening radiographers (ER) in the Netherlands. Methods and …

Technologists' characteristics and quality of positioning in daily practice in a Canadian breast cancer screening program

MH Guertin, I Théberge, HTV Zomahoun… - Academic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives This study evaluates to what extent technologists' experience,
training, or practice in mammography are associated with screening mammography …

Breast positioning during mammography: mistakes to be avoided

MB Popli, R Teotia, M Narang… - Breast cancer: basic …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims and Objectives Breast positioning is the key factor affecting a mammogram. If care is
taken during positioning, it maximizes the amount of breast tissue being imaged, eliminates …

Objective and subjective assessment of mammographic positioning quality

M Picard, L Cockmartin, K Buelens… - … Workshop on Breast …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Early detection of breast cancer through mammographic screening can only be achieved
with high quality mammograms. In this study an experienced radiologist and radiographer …

Automated assessment of breast positioning quality in screening mammography

M Brahim, K Westerkamp, L Hempel, R Lehmann… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Inadequate breast positioning quality is the main cause behind
misdiagnosis of breast cancer in screening mammography. For this reason, the first step …

[HTML][HTML] Mammography image quality evaluation in breast cancer screening: The Saudi experience

SM Albeshan, Y Alashban, FM Al Tahan… - Journal of Radiation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the mammographic image quality carried out within the Saudi breast
cancer screening program. Methods Two radiologists reviewed 956 mammograms using the …

Assessment of breast positioning criteria in mammographic screening: agreement between artificial intelligence software and radiographers

GG Waade, AS Danielsen, ÅS Holen… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To determine the agreement between artificial intelligence software (AI) and
radiographers in assessing breast positioning criteria for mammograms from standard digital …

Automated assessment of breast positioning in mammography screening

A Chan, J Howes, C Hill, R Highnam - Digital Mammography: A Holistic …, 2022 - Springer
Organised breast cancer screening has been shown to reduce breast cancer mortality,
especially if cancers are diagnosed at an earlier stage. The acquisition of high-quality digital …