Table 5 Criteria rakings (mean values based on Kendall’s W) comparison between first and second Delphi rounds regarding mediolateral oblique image manoeuvre combining the opinions of both groups (radiologists and radiographers)
Standard mediolateral oblique projection of breast implants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Criteria | 1st round (average) | Criteria | 2nd round (average) |
Absence of artefacts | 5.81 | Adequate image contrast | 6.22 |
Visualisation of inferior breast tissue | 7.69 | Adequate image penetration | 6.22 |
Inframammary angle open and visible | 7.69 | Sharpness of breast tissue | 7.06 |
Level of visualisation of pectoral muscle (PNL) | 7.75 | Inframammary angle open and visible | 7.11 |
Spread of breast tissue | 7.75 | Axillary tail visible | 7.11 |
Nipple in profile | 7.88 | Visualisation of inferior breast tissue | 7.28 |
Sharpness of breast tissue | 8.19 | Visualisation of superior breast tissue | 7.33 |
No flow (implant) | 8.50 | Breast aligned with the detector’s centre | 7.94 |
Breast aligned with the detector’s centre | 8.69 | Absence of artefacts | 8.5 |
Axillary tail visible | 8.69 | Spread of breast tissue | 8.78 |
Absence of skin folders | 9.25 | Nipple in profile | 8.83 |
Visualisation at least half of the implant | 9.44 | Visualisation of retroglandular adipose tissue | 8.94 |
Visualisation of superior breast tissue | 9.56 | Absence of skin folders | 9.67 |
Images in mirror (symmetry) | 9.69 | Visualisation at least half of the implant | 10 |
Visualisation of retroglandular adipose tissue | 10.56 | Images in mirror (symmetry) | 12.11 |
Visualisation of vascular anatomy | 14.00 | Inferior level of pectoral muscle | 12.89 |
Skin line visible | 14.06 | Level of visualisation of pectoral muscle (PNL) | Left out |
Visualisation of pores along the skin | 15.81 | No flow (implant) | Left out |
Inferior level of pectoral muscle | Left out | Visualisation of pores along the skin | Left out |
Adequate image contrast | Left out | Visualisation of vascular anatomy | Left out |
Adequate image penetration | Left out | Skin line visible | Left out |