ACR's Appropriateness Criteria and Standards

ACR's Breast Imaging and Reporting Data System (BI-RADS) and National Mammography Database

MQSA Website from the FDA's Division of Mammography Quality & Radiation Programs provides the latest MQSA information and a number of other documents  (The Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems is required to download those documents labeled "PDF Format"

"Mammography Matters" the quarterly newsletter from the FDA about mammography (In "PDF Format")

FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health Home Page - Regulatory & guidance documents related to MQSA posted here

The Society of Breast Imaging
        1891 Preston White Drive
        Reston, VA 20191-4397
        Tel # (703) 715-4390
        Fax # (703) 716-1283

ACR's Imaging Network (ACRIN) - cancer research projects involving advances in imaging
CancerNet - Cancer Information from the National Cancer Institute
Medscape's Breast Cancer Resource Center
ACR's CPI Learning Internet Links - from the NYSRS
Introductory mammography lecture from Creighton University
Radiology Teaching Files: University Of Michigan Guide
Metropolitan New York Breast Cancer Registry
Mammography Facilities in New York State - from the NY State Department of Health
Case Western Reserve University's Women's Imaging Teaching File
RSNA Index of Imaging Literature Online - covers 40 radiology journals
Breast Cancer Information on the Web - extensive links from the National Action Plan on Breast Cancer
Internet Resources: Women's Health - from MCP Hahnemann University
OncoLink's Breast Cancer - from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
RSNA's Educational Resources Table of Contents - Gateway to their extensive resources and links
RSNA's Educational Databases and Teaching Files
National Library of Medicine's GATEWAY - free medical literature searches
ACR-RSNA Public Information Web Site - educates patients and the public about radiology and radiation oncology procedures
HCFA's Medicare hotline provides information on Medicare coverage for mammograms 1-800-638-6833

Quality Determinates for Mammography, from HHS's - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR).  Select  "13.Quality Mammography (Clinical Guide)..." from the "Clinical Practice Guidelines" dropdown menu.  Then click on  the "Select" button. Alternatively you can also call (202) 512-1800 to order a copy of publication "Quality Determinant   of Mammography Clinical Practice Guideline Number 13" AHCPR Publication No. 95-0632: October, 1994.

New York State Medicare Local Medical Review Policy for mammography, breast sonography, breast MRI and ductography (version dated 9/7/99)

New York State Department of Health's Long Island Breast Cancer Study
National Cancer Institute Initiatives Applicable to Breast Cancer Research         

RadScience.com - a site with links of interest to breast imagers including vendors.

Breast Imaging Courses Sponsored by NYSRS Member Chapters

"13th Annual Conference on Mammography" Saturday, October 13, 2001 at The Melville Marriott Hotel, Melville, Long Island.  Sponsored by the Long Island Radiological Society and State University of New York at Stony Brook Office of Continuing Medical Education.  Featuring Gilda Cardenosa, MD, Norman L. Sadowsky, MD, and Paul R. Fisher, MD. For further information, please contact Dorothy S. Lane, M.D., Associate Dean for CME, SUNY  Stony Brook, at (631) 444-2094.

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