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Senographe 2000 D Acquisition System
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6.
VIEW NAME SELECTION
D
View names (Projection Position Codes) used by the Senographe 2000 D system are described
below in the section
View Names
.
D
View names are normally selected automatically, according to the selected laterality, the presence
or absence of the magnification platform, and the gantry angle, as described in the section
Automatic View Name Selection
.
D
For views which do not correspond to the automatic selection, the operator must select additional
information manually, as described below in the sections
Special Views Selection
and
View
Names for Recumbent Patients
.
6-1
View Names
View names used by the Senographe system are shown here. They are based on the ACR (American
College of Radiologists) standardized abbreviations for mammography projection position codes.
Description
Code
Comment
Prefixes selected by operator (laterality):
Right
R
Laterality selected by operator
Left
L
Laterality selected by operator
Prefix selected automatically (magnification):
Magnification
M
Selected automatically if the Mag. stand is present
View Names selected automatically (applicable only to standing or sitting patients):
CranioCaudal
CC
Inferior side of breast against receptor
MedioLateral Oblique
MLO
Inferior lateral side of breast against receptor
MedioLateral (90
_
)
ML
Lateral side of breast against receptor
LateroMedial (90
_
)
LM
Medial side of breast against receptor
LateroMedial Oblique
LMO
Superior medal side of breast against receptor
CranioCaudal (from below)
FB
Superior side of breast against receptor
Superolateral to Inferiormedial Oblique
SIO
Inferior medial side of breast against receptor
View Names selected manually:
Exaggerated CranioCaudal
XCCL
As CC with patient rotated laterally
Exaggerated CranioCaudal
XCCM
As CC with patient rotated medially
Cleavage
CV
As CC but inferior side of both breasts against receptor
Axillary Tail
AT
As MLO; axillary breast medially and anteriorly onto receptor
Suffixes selected manually
Implant Displaced
ID
Implant pushed back and flattened against chest wall
Tangential
TAN
Area of interest projected close to skin surface
Spot Compression
S
Spot compression with or without magnification
Roll Lateral
RL
Roll the breast slightly in lateral direction
Roll Medial
RM
Roll the breast slightly in medial direction
Prefixes and suffixes are used with the main view names; for example, RMMLO equals Right
Magnified MedioLateral Oblique, and LCCRL equals Left CranioCaudal with upper breast tissue
Rolled Laterally.
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