Quantitative Analysis of Pain during Mammography Using Electrical Stimulation

Mieko Uchiyama, Yongbum Lee, Utako Shimizu, Rika Saitoh

Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2015.59082                

Abstract

In order to quantitatively measure the degree of pain during mammography, we used a visual analog scale (VAS) and a device for quantitative analysis of perception and pain and performed regression analysis of the relationship between pain degree and VAS score. Twenty-four subjects underwent a typical mammogram and we found no correlation between pain degree using the device compared with VAS scoring. It is presumed that the system enables quantitative measurement and comparison more accurately than subjective markers such as VAS in quantitation of a pain produced in an examination with clearly defined physical size (such as mammography).

Keywords

Mammography, Pain Degree, Electrical Stimulation, Visual Analog Scale

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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