Patient perception of meander-like versus radial breast ultrasound

Abstract

Background Radial breast ultrasound scanning (r-US) and commonly used meander-like ultrasound scanning (m-US) have recently been shown to be equally sensitive and specific with regard to the detection of breast malignancies. As patient satisfaction has a strong influence on patient compliance and thus on the quality of health care, we compare here the two US scanning techniques with regard to patient comfort during breast ultrasound (BUS) and analyze whether the patient has a preference for either scanning technique.

Keywords

• Breast ultrasound
• Breast cancer
• Radial breast ultrasound
• Stress
• Quality of life