Quantification of the Pain and Physical Burden Experienced during Positioning for Craniocaudal Imaging in Mammography, Evaluated by Measurement of Muscle Activity
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53058#.VLSMU8nQrzE Author(s) Mieko Uchiyama 1* , Yongbum Lee 1 , Kiyoko Kazama 2 , Yasuko Minagawa 3 , Masaki Tsurumaki 4 Affiliation(s) 1 Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan . 2 Niigata Hand Surgery Foundation, Niigata Hand Care Center, Niigata, Japan . 3 Kaetsu Comprehensive Health Development Center, Shibata, Japan . 4 Nakajo Central Hospital, Niigata, Japan . ABSTRACT Mammography is carried out in a special position, i.e. “an image is taken while the breast is compressed, stretched and kept in a fixed position”. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate quantitatively and qualitatively the physical and psychological burden due to positioning and breast compression during mammography. Muscle activity of each part of the body during positioning for the standard imaging method, to obtain craniocaudal (CC) ...