title: The mammographer's role in addressing special needs.
abstract: Many mammography patients have special needs related to their age, sex, surgical status or a physical or mental condition. This article describes some of the accommodations mammographers can make to ensure excellent imaging and quality care for their patients with special needs.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kamm
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018427:Breast Implants; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000517:prevention & control; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D007738:Kyphosis; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D001523:Mental Disorders; D009765:Obesity; D011187:Posture; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013679:Technology, Radiologic; D014910:Wheelchairs