Patient- vs Technologist-Controlled Mammography Compression: A Prospective Comparative Study of Patient Discomfort and Breast Compression Thickness
Involving patients in compression reduces their pain independent of the patient's state anxiety during mammography while having no effect on breast compression thickness. Implementing PAC could improve the mammography experience.
Authors
- Sai Srikar Kilaru
- David M. Pinkney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-5281)
- Amy M. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9643-3684)
- Sabala Mandava
- Alexis Davenport
- Xiaoqin Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7749-692X)
- Joshua Gaudette
- Sushil Hanumolu
Institutions
- Henry Ford Hospital (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Breast Imaging
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbae052
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28