LANGE Q&A: Mammography Examination, Fifth Edition

by Olive Peart

Overview

Everything you need to excel on the AART® Advanced Level Mammography Certification Exam!

450+ exam-style questions and high-quality illustrations help you achieve your highest score possible

• Practice exams familiarize you with the test taking experience and reduce pre-exam jitters
• 250+ chapter-ending questions ensure that you understand the material and are ready for test day
• Detailed answer explanations are included for each question
• This reader-friendly review of exam essentials focuses on what you really need to know and enables you to make the most of your study time
• High-quality illustrations, including radiographs, illustrate pathology, enable image comparison, and detail various types of lesions such as benign and malignant calcifications

Here's why this is the ultimate review for the ARRT® Advance Level Mammography Certification Exam:

• Updated to reflect the latest ARRT® mammography exam blueprint
• Includes coverage of the latest in digital technology
• Written by an experienced radiography instructor who knows exactly what it takes to pass

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260474930
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/15/2022
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Olive Peart, MS, RT(R)(M), is a highly experienced radiography instructor and mammography technologist who regularly presents mammography and other radiography-related topics in-person and online throughout world. As a technologist fellow with RAD-AID in partnership with the ASRT, she has participated in educational and outreach mammography projects in Chandigarh, India. Peart currently works as a program director with Fortis College and serves as program manager with the RAD-AID, USA Women’s Health Access Initiative.

Table of Contents

Preface v

Acknowledgments vii

Reviewers ix

1 Patient Education, Assessment, and Treatment Options 1

Summary of Important Points 1

Questions: Chapter 1 11

Answers and Explanations: Chapter 1 19

2 Image Production, Acquisition, and Quality Assurance 33

Summary of Important Points 33

Questions: Chapter 2 48

Answers and Explanations: Chapter 2 54

3 Procedures: Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of the Breast 79

Summary of Important Points 79

Questions: Chapter 3 88

Answers and Explanations: Chapter 3 94

4 Procedures: Mammographic Positioning, Special Needs, and Interventions 113

Summary of Important Points 113

Questions: Chapter 4 124

Answers and Explanations: Chapter 4 134

5 Practice Test 1 163

Questions 163

Answers and Explanations: Chapter 5 176

6 Practice Test 2 211

Questions 212

Answers and Explanations: Chapter 6 225

7 Practice Test 3 255

Questions 255

Answers and Explanations: Chapter 7 270

Index 297

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Heidi K. Wanta, BS (Froedtert Hospital)
Description: This book, now in its fifth edition, presents information pertinent to the mammography board exam. It covers multiple areas of mammography divided into different categories. The previous edition was published in 2018.
Purpose: The book's purpose is to prepare technologists and students for their board certification test in mammography. The new edition is warranted given the ever-changing information in the field. The book meets its objectives by including so many categories of information and great illustrations.
Audience: This book is written for technologists, interns, and those who want to understand more about the field of mammography. The book meets the audience's needs in offering the necessary information to pass the boards. The author has written many helpful review books for radiology.
Features: This book presents the types of questions seen on the mammography board examination and different categories of knowledge needed in order to pass. The book includes great illustrations, tips to be a good test taker, and practice tests for each area with answers and rationales.
Assessment: This book will prepare individuals with sufficient knowledge to pass their mammography boards. The new edition is needed as technology keeps changing and the field of mammography keeps growing with changes to equipment and ways to perform exams.

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