Implementing digital quality control in a breast center

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 854-860

  Parikh, Jay ^a   Fanus, Darlene ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Digital mammography; Operations; Quality assurance; Quality control

Indexed keywords

BREAST; COST; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IMAGING; LASER; MAMMOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84928096324     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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