The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning objectives

This course aims to propose a harmonized approach to the issue of quality control in Mammography. Mammography: indications and examination technique. Mammography: standard projections and additional projections. Analog and digital mammography (direct and indirect). Breast ultrasound. MRI of the breast. Tomosynthesis mammography.

MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT: the course consist of comprehensive didactic review of quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) (measures and guidelines), that must be practiced in all mammography facilities, in order to assure the most accurate diagnoses for all patients.

BREAST IMAGING AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES: Mammography: indications and technical examination. Mammography: standard views and additional views. Analogic and digital mammography (direct and indirect). Breast ultrasound. MRI of the breast. Tomosynthesis.

MAMMOGRAPHIC POSITIONING AND SCREENING: creation of a healthcare practitioner caring to the patient's Needs, capable of operating in Senology with image quality and radioprotection goals.

Learning assessment procedures

Written papers
Oral exams
Case discussions consistent with the objective of understanding the radiological context and systems/equipment in use
group work with formative assessment during assessment with OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) station examinations with stations consistent with the teaching objectives or integrated with other professional learning areas

Evaluation criteria

The assessment elements that contribute to the awarding of the grade are:
-knowledge and the ability to understand,
-the ability to apply knowledge,
-autonomy of judgment, that is, the ability to make critical sense and formulate judgments,
-the ability to communicate.

In evaluating the individual tests and awarding the grade, the teaching teachers refer to the following scale for assessing learning.
Lower than 18 : Fragmentary and superficial knowledge of content, errors in applying concepts, poor exposition
18 - 20 : Sufficient but general content knowledge, simple exposition, uncertainties in applying theoretical concepts
21 - 23 : Appropriate but not thorough content knowledge, ability to apply theoretical concepts, ability to present content in a simple way
24 - 25 : Appropriate and extensive content knowledge, fair ability to apply knowledge, ability to present content in an articulate manner.
26 - 27 : Content knowledge accurate and complete, good ability to apply knowledge, ability to analyze, clear and correct exposition
28 - 29 : Broad, complete and thorough knowledge of content, good application of content, good ability to analyze and synthesize, confident and correct exposition,
30 or 30 cum laude : Very broad, complete and in-depth content knowledge, well-established ability to apply content, excellent ability to an