An Audit of Pain Experienced During Image-Guided Breast Biopsy Procedures at an Academic Center

Can Assoc Radiol J. 2016 Aug;67(3):250-3. doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2015.10.001. Epub 2016 Jan 30.

Authors

Emily Pang¹, Pavel Crystal², Supriya Kulkarni², Kieran Murphy², Ravi J Menezes³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: ravi.menezes@uhn.ca.

PMID: 26831731
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2015.10.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Breast biopsy; Image-guided procedures; Pain; Survey.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety / psychology
Biopsy, Fine-Needle / adverse effects
Biopsy, Fine-Needle / methods
Biopsy, Large-Core Needle / adverse effects
Biopsy, Large-Core Needle / methods
Breast / diagnostic imaging
Breast / pathology*
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Clinical Competence
Female
Humans
Image-Guided Biopsy / adverse effects*
Image-Guided Biopsy / instrumentation
Image-Guided Biopsy / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional
Mammography
Medical Audit
Middle Aged
Needles
Pain / etiology*
Pain Measurement
Radiology, Interventional
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Young Adult