FTMC's Mammography Department Meets Quality Standards
01/12/2010 Fisher-Titus Medical Center's Mammography Department recently passed its annual
Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) inspection with the Ohio Department of
Health with no citations or recommendations. All items were in compliance.
"Since 1997, we have gone through 12 MQSA inspections with no citations,"
said Dr. Matthew F. Gutowicz, chief of the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. "This speaks well for our staff and the department as a whole."
FTMC board certified radiologists, Dr. Gutowicz and Dr.
William L. Ferber, combine their training, expertise and experience to read and
interpret mammograms. In addition FTMC Mammography Program's caring and highly
qualified technologists are specially trained in mammography and are certified
by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. They
include Cathleen Campbell, lead technologist and Kelli Mishra, Vickie Salmons
and Debra Mohr.
To meet the high standards of image
quality, FTMC's Mammography Program is accredited by the American College
of Radiology. The program has been accredited since 1995.
FTMC's Imaging Center
performed 5,194 mammograms in 2009. In late 2009, FTMC added the state-of-the-art system, Selenia™ digital
mammography from Hologic™. By offering women the latest technology in
mammography, the medical center hopes to increase the number of area women who
follow recommendations for regular screenings.
In addition to mammography services,
FTMC also is the first area hospital to provide magnetic resonance imaging of
the breast for the early detection of breast cancer. Breast MRI is performed as
an adjunct when doctors need more information than a mammogram, ultrasound or
clinical breast exam can provide.
Fisher-Titus
Medical Center's
Mammography Department recently passed its annual Mammography Quality Standards
Act (MQSA) inspection with the Ohio Department of Health with no citations or
recommendations. FTMC Mammography Program's caring and highly qualified
technologists are specially trained in mammography and are certified by the
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. They include Kelli Mishra (left), Deb Mohr, Vickie
Salmons and lead technologist Cathy Campbell.
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