title: Reduced compression mammography to reduce breast pain.
abstract: This study evaluated whether reduced compression mammography to relieve breast tenderness is feasible. Women can better tolerate a compression force of approximately 90 N in mammography. The breast thickness increased approximately 3 mm when the compression force was reduced to 90 N, and although the radiation dose increased approximately 20%, the image quality was identical to that with standard compression. Many patients experience breast pain with a compression force of 120 N. Reduced compression force mammography is acceptable in women whose breasts are particularly sensitive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku University School of Health Sciences, Sendai, Japan. chida@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chida
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sai
authors.forename: Asuka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakagami
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Issei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruoka
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuguchi
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010173:Palpation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D013314:Stress, Mechanical