How to Establish a Cost-Effective Mobile Mammography Program
| Autor: | Gary J. Whitman, Selin Carkaci, Cindy Marquez, Beatriz E. Adrada, William R. Geiser |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Digital mammography Cost-Benefit Analysis MEDLINE Breast Neoplasms Workload Appointments and Schedules Breast cancer screening Humans Mass Screening Medicine Mammography Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Diagnosis Computer-Assisted Cost–benefit analysis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Workflow Key (cryptography) Female business Mobile Health Units |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology. 201:W691-W697 |
| ISSN: | 1546-3141 0361-803X |
| DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.12.9825 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe how to establish a cost-effective mobile mammography program on the basis of examples from a 20-year experience with film-screen and digital mammography units. CONCLUSION. Mobile mammography programs can reduce many barriers to breast cancer screening faced by medically underserved women. Finding and maintaining resources, having appropriate equipment and infrastructure, and having a dedicated team with an efficient workflow are the key elements of establishing a cost-effective mobile mammography program. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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