Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia
Malaysia's mammography QA practice was surveyed based on the Malaysian Ministry of Health and the American College of Radiology (ACR) requirements. Data on mammography unit, processor, image receptor, exposure factors, mean glandular dose (MGD), sensitometry, image quality and viewbox luminance...
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| author | Ho, E.L.M. Ng, Kwan Hoong Wong, Jeannie Hsiu Ding Wang, H.B. |
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| description | Malaysia's mammography QA practice was surveyed based on the Malaysian Ministry of Health and the American College of Radiology (ACR) requirements. Data on mammography unit, processor, image receptor, exposure factors, mean glandular dose (MGD), sensitometry, image quality and viewbox luminance were obtained. Mean developer temperature and cycle time were 34.1 +/- 1.8degreesC and 107.7 +/- 33.2 seconds. Mean base+fog level, speed index and contrast index were 0.20+/-0.01, 1.20+/-0.01 and 1.33+/-0.26 respectively. Eighty-six percent of the fifty centres passed the image quality test while 12.5% complied with ACR recommended viewbox luminance. Average MGD was 1.0+/-0.4 mGy. Malaysia is on the right track for QA but with room for total quality improvement. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-247042021-03-01T04:41:38Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24704/ Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia Ho, E.L.M. Ng, Kwan Hoong Wong, Jeannie Hsiu Ding Wang, H.B. R Medicine Malaysia's mammography QA practice was surveyed based on the Malaysian Ministry of Health and the American College of Radiology (ACR) requirements. Data on mammography unit, processor, image receptor, exposure factors, mean glandular dose (MGD), sensitometry, image quality and viewbox luminance were obtained. Mean developer temperature and cycle time were 34.1 +/- 1.8degreesC and 107.7 +/- 33.2 seconds. Mean base+fog level, speed index and contrast index were 0.20+/-0.01, 1.20+/-0.01 and 1.33+/-0.26 respectively. Eighty-six percent of the fifty centres passed the image quality test while 12.5% complied with ACR recommended viewbox luminance. Average MGD was 1.0+/-0.4 mGy. Malaysia is on the right track for QA but with room for total quality improvement. Malaysian Medical Association 2006 Article PeerReviewed Ho, E.L.M. and Ng, Kwan Hoong and Wong, Jeannie Hsiu Ding and Wang, H.B. (2006) Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 61 (2). pp. 204-208. ISSN 0300-5283, http://www.e-mjm.org/2006/v61n2/Mammography.pdf |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Ho, E.L.M. Ng, Kwan Hoong Wong, Jeannie Hsiu Ding Wang, H.B. Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia |
| title | Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia |
| title_full | Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia |
| title_short | Quality assurance in mammography: College of Radiology Survey in Malaysia |
| title_sort | quality assurance in mammography college of radiology survey in malaysia |
| topic | R Medicine |
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