“Agreeing on a set of reporting standards had a huge impact on women’s health, because it added clarity around mammography findings and next steps.”
– Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, FACR, past president of the ACR
PROJECT DETAILS:
- CLIENT: American College of Radiology
- PUBLICATION: ACR Bulletin
- PROJECT: Case Study
- INDUSTRY: Medical / Radiology
- FEATURING:
- Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, FACR, division chief of breast imaging and co-director of the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, past president of the ACR and former chair of the Commission on Quality and Safety and the Commission on Breast Imaging;
- Pamela A. Wilcox, RN, MBA, who led the ACR’s quality and safety department until her retirement in 2015;
- Stamatia V. Destounis, MD, FACR, chair of the ACR Commission on Breast Imaging and managing partner at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care;
- Donald F. Lavanty, JD, ACR lobbyist
- READ IT: “Transforming Women’s Health“
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As radiology’s first screening tool, mammography has measurably transformed women’s health through the decades by reducing breast cancer mortality by 40% since the mid-1980s. Despite its groundbreaking success, concerns and controversies surrounded mammography from the start, impeding its lifesaving power.
This award-winning article, part of a Special Centennial Section celebrating 100 years of the ACR, explores how the American College of Radiology led the charge for mammography quality standards and screening coverage through the decades — advancing women’s health while paving the way for quality improvements in other medical specialties.
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