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Radiology, Vol 187, 773-775, Copyright © 1993 by Radiological Society of North America

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Mammography film-labeling practices

LW Bassett, NW Jessop and PA Wilcox
Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging, University of California, Los Angeles.

The labeling practices of 390 facilities that consecutively submitted screening mammography images (mediolateral oblique and craniocaudal views) to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Mammography Accreditation Program over a 2-month period were evaluated. Methods for identifying the patient and facility included a flash card at 333 facilities (85%), stick-on paper labels at 54 (14%), and handwriting directly on the film at three (1%). Identification labels included the patient's first and last name at 372 facilities (95%), the date at 370 (95%), the name of the facility at 349 (89%), a unique patient identification number at 328 (84%), the patient's age at 169 (43%), the name of the referring physician at 146 (37%), and the patient's date of birth at 129 (33%). Labeling practices, information provided, and methods used varied considerably from one site to another. Adoption of ACR guidelines for labeling mammography films is encouraged.


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