Dawn Herzog, Breast Center Supervisor at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL had a dilemma. She, her staff, and her patients had high levels of satisfaction with the receptor plate covers her center used...

"If only I knew then what I know now." A common refrain as more and more imaging centers are moving towards offering digital breast tomosynthesis or 3D mammography. Despite the amount of literature...

Are you experiencing a blurring or slinky artifact with your skin markers in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT)? Using skin markers intended for 2-D mammography could be your culprit. DBT or 3-D...

Surgeons employ a variety of methods to mark breast specimen margins and communicate specimen orientation to pathologists.

Getting your mammogram can be a daunting experience, especially when the patient thinks that there may be something wrong. They wait for the exam, don a medical gown, are maneuvered onto a cold...

Compression. If one thing is for certain in mammography, women do not care for it at all.

Supplement your intake histories and standardization protocols with this easy visual for patients about the purpose of each skin marker shape used in mammography.

If you had the opportunity to see increased breast tissue on more than half of your mammographic images, would you take advantage of it?

Editor's Note: This is the last installment of a five-part series adapted from the author's paper "Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: A Planning Guide to Implementing the Latest Advancement into Your...