title: Screening mammography practice essentials.
abstract: A successful screening mammography practice has three directives. The first directive is quality mammography interpretation, which results in detection of a high percentage of early stage breast cancers, an acceptable recall rate, and an acceptable biopsy rate and yield. The second directive is providing a cost-efficient service. The third directive is access for as many eligible women as possible. Strategies that have helped improve screening mammography access for underserved women are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Breast Imaging Section, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, Box 8131, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. farriaD@mir.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Dione M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Farria
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Monsees
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000592:standards; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*