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Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study (2013)
Journal Article
Mercer, C., Hogg, P., Szczepura, K., & Denton, E. (2013). Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study. Radiography, 19(3), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.06.001

The application of breast compression in mammography may be more heavily influenced by the practitioner rather than the client. This could affect image quality and will affect client experience. This study builds on previous research to establish i... Read More about Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study.

Practitioner compression force variability in mammography : a preliminary study (2013)
Journal Article
Mercer, C., Hogg, P., Lawson, R., Diffey, J., & Denton, E. (2013). Practitioner compression force variability in mammography : a preliminary study. British Journal of Radiology, 86(1022), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20110596

Objective: This preliminary study determines whether the absolute amount of breast compression in mammography varies between and within practitioners. Methods: Ethics approval was granted. 488 clients met the inclusion criteria. Clients were im... Read More about Practitioner compression force variability in mammography : a preliminary study.

Pressure and breast thickness in mammography : an exploratory calibration study (2013)
Journal Article
Hogg, P., Taylor, M., Szczepura, K., Mercer, C., & Denton, E. (2013). Pressure and breast thickness in mammography : an exploratory calibration study. British Journal of Radiology, 86(1021), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20120222

Objective To perform a calibration study to provide data to help improve consistency in the pressure that is applied during mammography. Methods Automatic readouts of breast thickness accuracy vary between mammography machines; therefore, one m... Read More about Pressure and breast thickness in mammography : an exploratory calibration study.

Estimating individual cancer risks in the UK national breast screening programme: A feasibility study (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Diffey, J., Hufton, A., Astley, S., Mercer, C., & Maxwell, A. (2008). Estimating individual cancer risks in the UK national breast screening programme: A feasibility study. In International Workshop on Digital Mammography (469-476). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70538-3_65

Conventional risk models for the development of breast cancer use inputs such as age, weight, hormonal factors and family history to compute individual breast cancer risk. These are employed in the management of women at high risk. The addition of br... Read More about Estimating individual cancer risks in the UK national breast screening programme: A feasibility study.

Practitioner variation of applied breast compression force in mammography
Thesis
Mercer, C. Practitioner variation of applied breast compression force in mammography. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rationale: Mammography practitioners control the amount of compression force applied to the breast. There are no quantifiable recommendations for optimal compression force levels for practitioners to follow. Clients report variations in pain and dis... Read More about Practitioner variation of applied breast compression force in mammography.