title: Determinants of quality in mammography.
abstract: Mammography is a technically difficult examination, and experienced professionals with excellent dedicated mammographic equipment and processing conditions are essential to the delivery of quality examinations. However, the determinants of quality in mammography encompass more than just the technical components. The whole process, beginning with the scheduling of the examination and ending with the analysis of effectiveness of interpretations by a medical audit, ultimately determines the quality of the examination.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Bassett
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000592:standards*; D008485:Medical Audit; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011786:Quality Control; D011787:Quality of Health Care