title: Mammography units.
abstract: We evaluated eight mammorgraphy units from five manufacturers, basing our tests on the units' screen-film imaging capability. Our ratings were based primarily on the units' ability to safely and consistently produce acceptable images with minimal patient dose. One unit is rated Acceptable-Preferred, two units are rated Acceptable, two units are rated Acceptable but not recommended for magnification applications, and three units are rated Conditionally Acceptable because of poor automatic exposure control performance.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006804:Ergonomics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014986:Xeroradiography