Quality control for digital mammography: Part II recommendations from the ACRIN DMIST trial

Martin J. Yaffe; Aili K. Bloomquist; Gordon E. Mawdsley; Etta D. Pisano; R. Edward Hendrick; Laurie L. Fajardo; John M. Boone; Kalpana Kanal; Mahadevappa Mahesh; Richard C. Fleischman; Joseph Och; Mark B. Williams; Daniel J. Beideck; Andrew D.A. Maidment

doi:10.1118/1.2164067

Quality control for digital mammography: Part II recommendations from the ACRIN DMIST trial

Martin J. Yaffe, Aili K. Bloomquist, Gordon E. Mawdsley, Etta D. Pisano, R. Edward Hendrick, Laurie L. Fajardo, John M. Boone, Kalpana Kanal, Mahadevappa Mahesh, Richard C. Fleischman, Joseph Och, Mark B. Williams, Daniel J. Beideck, Andrew D.A. Maidment

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Abstract

The Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST), conducted under the auspices of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN), is a clinical trial designed to compare the accuracy of digital versus screen-film mammography in a screening population [E. Pisano, ACRIN 6652-Digital vs. Screen-Film Mammography, ACRIN (2001)]. Part I of this work described the Quality Control program developed to ensure consistency and optimal operation of the digital equipment. For many of the tests, there were no failures during the 24 months imaging was performed in DMIST. When systems failed, they generally did so suddenly rather than through gradual deterioration of performance. In this part, the utility and effectiveness of those tests are considered. This suggests that after verification of proper operation, routine extensive testing would be of minimal value. A recommended set of tests is presented including additional and improved tests, which we believe meet the intent and spirit of the Mammography Quality Standards Act regulations to ensure that full-field digital mammography systems are functioning correctly, and consistently producing mammograms of excellent image quality.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	737-752
Number of pages	16
Journal	Medical physics
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2164067
State	Published - Mar 2006

Keywords

Digital mammography
Image quality
Quality control

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Biophysics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Yaffe, M. J., Bloomquist, A. K., Mawdsley, G. E., Pisano, E. D., Hendrick, R. E., Fajardo, L. L., Boone, J. M., Kanal, K., Mahesh, M., Fleischman, R. C., Och, J., Williams, M. B., Beideck, D. J., & Maidment, A. D. A. (2006). Quality control for digital mammography: Part II recommendations from the ACRIN DMIST trial. Medical physics, 33(3), 737-752. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2164067

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