title: The basics and implementation of digital mammography.
abstract: Current day digital mammography acquisition units have already been shown to be equal or better than screen film systems for the detection and classification of breast lesions. The optimal multimodality breast imaging diagnostic workstations and connectivity to existing picture and archiving communication systems and information systems is still a work in progress, but with more and more facilities transitioning to digital imaging it is only a matter of time until these hurdles are overcome.
authors.affiliation: Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Breast Imaging Department, 300 Halket Street, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. zuleyml@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Margarita L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zuley
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States