Faezeh Sodagari MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Pedram Golnari MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Fatemeh Sodagari BS, MBA, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Hamid R. Baradaran MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

The availability and ease of access to mammography facilities is one of the most important factors in the degree of the compliance of the target population with the current guidelines and standards. It has been shown that the distance to the mammography facility is correlated with the stage of the cancer at the diagnosis. With the use of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS), we can integrate the data on geographical attributes, access routes, and available facilities with the demographic characterization of the local population and determine the best available location for establishment of a mammography center with the best access for the current or future number of women in the screening age. It can also be integrated with the available data on the prevalence of breast cancer in different neighborhoods. The use of GIS-based approaches can improve the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of establishment of future mammography screening centers.

• Introduction of the GIS and their use in healthcare especially in the field of radiology • Basic introduction to the available software and developing maps • Simple analyses using GIS • Demonstrating an analysis based on a hypothetical data for determining the best place for establishment of a mammography screening facility (both permanent and portable facilities)  

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Sodagari, F, Golnari, P, Sodagari, F, Baradaran, H, The Use of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Establishing Mammography Facilities.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14017431.html