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  • Title: [The technical support of mammography].
    Author: Rozhkova NI, Chikirdin EG, Riudiger IuG, Kochetova GP, Lisachenko IV, Iakobs OE.
    Journal: Med Tekh; 2000; (5):45-7. PubMed ID: 11076366.
    Abstract:
    The paper deals with the basic elements of up-to-date hardware for mammography, which determine the quality of X-ray diagnosis of breast diseases. With small-dose dosages, highly-informative images can be obtained by both perfect equipment and image visualization means, including intensifying screens and films, cassettes that measure respective exposures, absorbed doses and check up the conclusions made while analyzing clinical cases. Recommendations are given for choosing a screen-film system and cassettes of various firms and working conditions of photo laboratories in mammographic rooms by taking into account the specific features of manual and automatic film development. Main causes of obtaining a defective mammogram are considered.
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