The influence of pressure instead of force on the compression procedure of breasts during mammographic examinations.
- Conditions
- de meeste personen hebben geen aandoeningpain and discomfort during compression of the breast in mammography.10006232
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON33632
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
Any referred woman for mammography, without a history of surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
breast surgery (amputation or lumpectomie). Wheelchair patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Dynamic information of pain, pressure in Pascal, force in daN, Thickness in mm,<br /><br>contact area in mm2, total surface of the breast on the mammogram in mm2,<br /><br>breast density.<br /><br><br /><br>During upgraded compression:<br /><br><br /><br>Correlation between VAS and EDA-measurement of pain.<br /><br>Pain-pressure correlation.<br /><br>Pain-thickness correlation.<br /><br>Pain-pressure gradient correlation.<br /><br>Pain-thickness gradient correlation.<br /><br>Pain-breast density correlation<br /><br>Pressure<br /><br>Pressure gradient<br /><br>Force<br /><br>Force gradient<br /><br>Thickness reduction<br /><br>Thickness reduction gradient<br /><br>Contact area between paddle and breast<br /><br>Contact area gradient</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Multivariate analysis of study parameters</p><br>