Maricopa Community Colleges  ICE255AC   20012-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  11/28/00  
ICE255AC     20012-99999 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Advanced Quality Assurance for Mammography
Quality assessment program for mammography involving the evaluation of the equipment, imaging and image processing. Ability to categorize unacceptable mammography images. Basic cliinical audit for accreditation purposes. Prerequisites: ICE250AD, or currently practicing as a mammographer.
 
 Go to Competencies    Go to Outline
 
MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ICE255AC   20012-99999 Advanced Quality Assurance for Mammography
1. Identify the components of a quality assessment program required by accreditation. (I)
2. Perform specific processor quality control tests. (II)
3. Evaluate specific mammographic equipment. (III)
4. Distinguish between acceptable images and unacceptable mammography images. (IV)
5. Design a basic clinical audit for accreditation purposes. (V)
Go to Description    Go to top of Competencies
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ICE255AC   20012-99999 Advanced Quality Assurance for Mammography
    I. Quality Assessment Program
        A. Processor quality control
        B. Mammographic equipment evaluation
        C. Image evaluation
        D. Outcome data reporting
      II. Processor quality control
          A. View boxes
          B. Darkroom cleanliness
          C. Dual-Flashing /dual color Sensitometer
          D. Densitometer
          E. Digital thermometer
          F. Film processor quality control program
          G. Safe light test
          H. Fixer retention test
        III. Mammographic equipment evaluation
            A. Focal spot test
            B. Digital kVp meter
            C. Accreditation phantom
            D. Phototimer constancy test
            E. Automatic exposure control
            F. Mammography screen-film contact test
          IV. Image evaluation
              A. Reject analysis
                1. screening procedures
                2. diagnostic procedures
            V. Outcome data reporting
                A. Basic Clinical Audit
                  1. screening procedures
                  2. diagnostic procedures
                  3. biopsy procedures
                B. Accreditation requirements
                  1. screening procedures
                  2. diagnostic procedures
                  3. biopsy procedures
            Go to Description    Go to top of Competencies    Go to top of Outline