Mammography in the eighties.
Mammography has experienced the greatest change of any existing radiologic examination in recent years. In 1985, as a part of the Nationwide Evaluation of X-Ray Trends (NEXT) program, a national survey was conducted of a statistically selected sample (n = 232) of facilities performing mammography examinations in the United States. By 1988, the number of mammography facilities in the United States had increased to over 6,400, an increase of over 60% from the 1985 level. To assess the consequence of this expansion as well as the impact of recent technological and other significant developments on mammography, a NEXT survey of mammography facilities was repeated in 1988 (n = 226). Screen-film mammography accounted for 83% of the facilities surveyed in 1988, and dedicated equipment dominated screen-film systems (99%). There was a 26% increase in the overall mean phantom image score, over 45% increase in the use of grids, and 10% increase in mean glandular dose for systems using grids.
Conway
B J
BJ
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Rockville, MD 20857.
McCrohan
J L
JL
Rueter
F G
FG
Suleiman
O H
OH
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D008327:Mammography / Q000639:trends*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D014481:United States; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens; D014984:Xeromammography / Q000639:trends