Assistant Question Sheet

  1. Cover Sheet
    1. What is the quality of the films, 1 through 5, where 1 is bad and 5 is good?
    2. Is this true for all views?
      NO
      - Please tell me the rating for each view.
    3. If any view is < 4
      Please identify the reason you have given a rating less than four as being either sharpness, contrast, position, compression, noise, artifact or penetration.
      Would you recommend a repeat?
    4. What is the breast density?
    5. Are there any dominant or incidental findings?
      YES
      • Finding type given, go to that line of questioning.
      • Else Are there any specific, dominant, important findings?
        YES
        - go to QD.
        NO
        - go to QI and replace the question
        "What is it?" with "What is the incidental finding?"
  2. [QD]  Dominant Findings
    1. [QD1]  If the radiologist has NOT already done so
      Please outline the finding, number it and mark the nipple.
    2. What and where is the finding?
    3. Is it definite or possible?
    4. What views do you see it in?
    5. Are there any (other) associated findings?
      YES
      - What is it? Is it possible or definite?
      • If "calcs associated with mass"
        Please label the finding as xA and the associated finding as xB (where x is the finding number). Please outline the associated finding.
      • Repeat.
    6. What is your assessment?
      indeterminant or incomplete
      1. What would you request?
      2. What is your best guess of an assessment? or are you uncertain if the finding exists?
    7. Are there any other specific, dominant, important findings?
      YES
      - Return to QD1.
      NO
      - Go to QI.
  3. [QI]  Incidental Findings
    1. [QI1]  Are there (other) incidental findings that you would mention in your report, either focal or diffuse?
    YES & FOCAL
    1. What and where is it?
    2. Is it definite or possible?
    3. If they have NOT already done so
      Please outline the incidental finding, number it and mark the nipple.
    4. What views do you see it in?
    5. Are there any (other) associated findings?
      YES
      - What is it? Is it possible or definite?
      • If "calcs associated with mass"
        Please label the finding as xA and the associated finding as xB (where x is the finding number). Please outline the associated finding.
      • Repeat.
    6. Are there any comments accompanying the benign assessment you would include in your report?
    7. Return to QI1.
    YES & DIFFUSE
    1. What and where is it?
    2. Is it definite or possible?
    3. Are there any comments accompanying the benign assessment you would include in your report?
    4. Return to QI1.