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Mammo 156 ™ Phantom

Mammo  156 ™ Phantom

Mammo 156 ™ Phantom

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The document discusses the Mammo 156 Phantom, a tool developed in collaboration with medical physicists, the ACR, and the FDA to meet the U.S. mammography QA requirements under the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA). It is designed to standardize mammography image quality and improve breast cancer detection.

Specifications
The Mammo 156 Phantom simulates compressed breast tissue using wax and acrylic materials equivalent to 4.2 cm thickness, with a composition of 50% adipose and 50% glandular tissue. It includes nylon fibers, micro-calcifications, and masses to mimic breast diseases.

Features and Benefits
  • Measures and monitors mammography systems' signal-to-noise ratio, resolution, and image quality.
  • Complies with MQSA, ACR, EUREF, IAEA, and ACPSEM requirements.
  • Helps improve patient outcomes by providing consistent image sets for breast cancer detection.

Applications
The Mammo 156 Phantom is used for evaluating image quality and maintaining accreditation. It is the first MQSA-approved mammography phantom and is widely referenced in clinical and technical publications.

Product Options
A full line of mammography QA tools is available, including kits for program initiation and routine quality control, disposable breast biopsy training tools, breast compression devices, and phototimer consistency tools for testing Automatic Exposure Control (AEC).
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Mammo  156 ™ Phantom-1

Mammo 156™ Phantom Apply the gold standard QA solution for breast health. • Measure and monitor mammography systems’ signal to noise, resolution and image quality 1 • Comply with MQSA (FDA), ACR, EUREF, IAEA & ACPSEM requirements • Simulate radiographic characteristics of compressed breast tissue • Help improve patient outcomes When the U.S. mandated mammography QA requirements via the the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA), medical physicists, the ACR and the FDA worked with Gammex to design what is known today as the Mammo 156 Phantom. The Mammo 156 Phantom helped establish the mammography repeatability and reproducibility standard. With this resource, any technologist (radiographer) on any machine can provide the same image set to help detect breast cancer. The phantom mimics breast tissue. It is a feedback mechanism that provides a framework for constant Evaluate Image Quality improvement in early detection and mortality reduction. The Mammo 156 Phantom, by design, contains test objects that are both visible on any system and difficult to see on the best mammographic systems. Imbedded objects mimic breast diseases, micro calcifications, fibrous structures and tumor masses. ACR Mammography Accreditation Program Testing Instructions (https://acredit.acr.org) sunnuclear.com // +1 608-828-7000 Corporate Headquarters: 7600 Discovery Drive, Middleton, WI 53562 Mammo156Phantom_D121815 All data used is best available at time of publication. Data is subject to change without notice. ©2015 Gammex. All Rights

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The Mammo 156™ Phantom for Accreditation • Provides quick detection of objects from 0.16 to 2.0 mm • First MQSA-approved mammography phantom Maintain Accreditation Clinical and technical publications reference the Mammo 156 Phantom more than any other mammography phantom. Wax and acrylic equivalent to 4.2 cm thick compressed breast tissue. 50% adipose and 50% glandular. Mammography Phantom: Nylon Fibers (Fibrils): Micro-calcifications: Masses: Dimensions: (L/W/H) A Full Line of Mammography QA Tools Choose from kits that include everything you need to start a program, to kits for routine QC. Or...

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