Table 4 Angles measured on radiographer during MLO breast positioning (radiographer and patient with identical the stature)
From: Ergonomic strategies to improve radiographers’ posture during mammography activities
Without intervention | Patient on a step | Radiographer seated on a stool | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Posture | Breast positioning | Measured angle | Classification | Measured angle | Classification | Measured angle | Classification |
Trunk | MLO | 35° | Conditionally acceptable | 26° | Conditionally acceptable | 0° | Acceptable |
Arm flexion | MLO | 93° | Not acceptable | 82° | Not acceptable | 59° | Conditionally acceptable |
Arm abduction | MLO | 80° | Not acceptable | 82° | Not acceptable | 79° | Not acceptable |
Neck/head | MLO | −5° | Not acceptable | −7° | Not acceptable | 0° | Acceptable |