Imaging Patients with Breast Implants

This course covers the essential techniques and considerations for imaging patients with breast implants, including positioning, protocols, and potential complications.

Approvals & Acceptance

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  ASRT Approved, Category A

  Accepted by the ARRT^® toward your CE requirement
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  ARDMS Accepted

  Counts for ARDMS credential holders
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  NMTCB Accepted

  Counts for NMTCB credential holders
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  California

  Accepted for CRTs, XTs, Supervisors and Operators
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  Florida

  Approved for Technical Category A for Florida technologists
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  Texas: Directly Related

  Counts toward the directly related hours Texas MRTs need (at least 12 of 24)
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  We Report for You: Florida, Texas, Kansas and New Hampshire

  Completions are reported in the first week of each month for the previous month: Florida directly to the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control; Texas, Kansas and New Hampshire to CE Broker. Your state license number must be entered in your dashboard for us to report your credits.
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  All other states

  Accepted

Applicable Disciplines

Learning Objectives

• 1Identify different types of breast implants and their imaging characteristics
• 2Apply appropriate positioning techniques for mammography with implants
• 3Recognize common implant-related complications on imaging
• 4Understand protocols for breast implant evaluation

Course Outline

• •Types of Breast Implants
• •Mammography Techniques with Implants
• •Eklund Displacement Views
• •Imaging Evaluation of Implants
• •Recognizing Implant Complications
• •Patient Communication Strategies