A qualitative study of mammography best practice positioning for female body habitus and breast tissue inclusion in Australia
It is critical for mammography screening programs to include a language interpretation service that targets patients from multiple cultural backgrounds to enhance effective communication during positioning. This study highlights best positioning technique by radiographers that may impact women with extreme thorax curvature or protruding ribs, and subsequent obstruction in optimal positioning.
Authors
- C West
- Ann Carstens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2462-4323)
- Cynthia Cowling
- R Pape
- Xiaoming Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0918-2624)
Institutions
- Charles Sturt University (AU)
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (ZA)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiography
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2025.102945
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00