Make sure you have the most up-to-date quality management information available! Quality Management in the Imaging Sciences, 6th Edition gives you complete access to both quality management and quality control information for all major imaging modalities. This edition includes a new chapter on digital imaging and quality control procedures for electronic image monitors and PACS, revisions to the mammography chapter, updated legislative content, and current ACR accreditation requirements. It also features step-by-step QM procedures complete with full-size evaluation forms and instructions on how to evaluate equipment and document results. The only text of its kind on the market, Papp’s is a great tool to help you prepare for the ARRT Advanced Level Examination in Quality Management.
1. 1. Introduction to Quality Management - p. 1 2. 2. Quality Improvement Tools and Procedures - p. 23 3. 3. Image Quality - p. 43 4. 4. Film/Screen Image Receptor Systems - p. 57 5. 5. Quality Control of X-ray Generators and Ancillary Radiographic Equipment - p. 97 6. 6. Radiographic Image Artifacts - p. 128 7. 7. Quality Control of Fluoroscopic Equipment - p. 145 8. 8. Digital Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Systems and Advanced Imaging Equipment - p. 162 9. 9. Mammographic Quality Standards - p. 205 10. 10. Quality Control in Computed Tomography - p. 249 11. 11. Quality Control for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment - p. 266 12. 12. Ultrasound Equipment Quality Assurance - p. 286 13. 13. Quality Assurance in Nuclear Medicine - p. 305 14. Agencies, Organizations, and Committees in Quality Assurance - p. 330 15. Bibliography - p. 331 16. Glossary - p. 332 17. Index - p. 338
Make sure you have the most up-to-date quality management information available! Quality Management in the Imaging Sciences, 6th Edition gives you complete access to both quality management and quality control information for all major imaging modalities. This edition includes a new chapter on digital imaging and quality control procedures for electronic image monitors and PACS, revisions to the mammography chapter, updated legislative content, and current ACR accreditation requirements. It also features step-by-step QM procedures complete with full-size evaluation forms and instructions on how to evaluate equipment and document results. The only text of its kind on the market, Papp’s is a great tool to help you prepare for the ARRT Advanced Level Examination in Quality Management.
1. 1. Introduction to Quality Management - p. 1 2. 2. Quality Improvement Tools and Procedures - p. 23 3. 3. Image Quality - p. 43 4. 4. Film/Screen Image Receptor Systems - p. 57 5. 5. Quality Control of X-ray Generators and Ancillary Radiographic Equipment - p. 97 6. 6. Radiographic Image Artifacts - p. 128 7. 7. Quality Control of Fluoroscopic Equipment - p. 145 8. 8. Digital Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Systems and Advanced Imaging Equipment - p. 162 9. 9. Mammographic Quality Standards - p. 205 10. 10. Quality Control in Computed Tomography - p. 249 11. 11. Quality Control for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment - p. 266 12. 12. Ultrasound Equipment Quality Assurance - p. 286 13. 13. Quality Assurance in Nuclear Medicine - p. 305 14. Agencies, Organizations, and Committees in Quality Assurance - p. 330 15. Bibliography - p. 331 16. Glossary - p. 332 17. Index - p. 338
