Standard Mammography Protocols

This entry provides protocol examples for screening four view mammography diagnostic two view mammography targeted spot compression and tomosynthesis acquisitions. Each protocol lists suggested exposure ranges positioning checks and image labeling requirements and explains the rationale for each element.

Protocol Optimization for Tomosynthesis

Methods for optimizing tomosynthesis acquisition parameters such as angle range number of projections reconstruction slice thickness and post processing to balance lesion conspicuity and dose.

Adapting Protocols for Patients

Guidance on modifying protocols for patients with implants prior surgery limited mobility or high breast density while maintaining diagnostic quality and minimizing repeat imaging with examples of positioning adaptations and documentation notes.