Table 3 Criteria scoring for craniocaudal projection applying Eklund manoeuvre combining the opinions of both groups (radiologists and radiographers) and respective percentage (%)
1st round n (%) | 2nd round n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Criteria | Need to have | Nice to have | Not appropriated | Do not know | Need to have | Nice to have | Not appropriated | Do not know |
Breast centrally placed | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 5 (56) | 4 (44) | ||||
1st round: Presence of pectoral muscle 2nd round: Visualisation of retroglandular adipose tissue | 3 (30) | 6 (60) | 1 (10) | 5 (56) | 4 (44) | |||
Medial border of the breast included on the image | 5 (50) | 4 (40) | 1 (10) | 6 (67) | 3 (33) | |||
Axillary tail demonstrated | 3 (30) | 3 (30) | 4 (40) | 2 (22) | 2 (22) | 5 (56) | ||
Nipple in the midline (+/− 10°) | 2 (20)) | 7 (70) | 1 (10) | |||||
Nipple in profile or transected by skin | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 3 (33) | 6 (67) | ||||
No skin folds | 5 (50) | 4 (40) | 1 (10) | 4 (44) | 5 (56) | |||
Skin edges visualised | 2 (20) | 4 (40) | 1 (10) | 3 (30) | ||||
Spread of breast tissue to differentiate adipose for fibroglandular tissue | 7 (70) | 3 (30) | 4 (44) | 5 (56) | ||||
Sharpness of vascular structures | 2 (20) | 3 (30) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | ||||
Sharpness of glandular tissue | 8 (80) | 2 (20) | 7 (78) | 2 (22) | ||||
Visually sharp reproduction of skin structures (rosettes from pores) | 4 (40) | 5 (50) | 1 (20) | |||||
No artefacts | 8 (80) | 2 (20) | 5 (56) | 3 (33) | 1 (11) | |||
Symmetrical mirror images | 2 (20) | 7 (70) | 1 (10) | 1 (11) | 7 (78) | 1 (11) | ||
Appropriate contrast | 6 (67) | 3 (33) | ||||||
Correct exposure | 6 (67) | 3 (33) | ||||||
Visibility of implant edge in the image | 5 (50) | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 1 (20) | 3 (33) | 5 (56) | 1 (11) | |
Maximum “retropulsion” of the implant | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 7 (78) | 1 (11) | 1 (11) | |||