{"title":"Collagenous Spherulosis Presenting as Architectural Distortion on Mammography","authors":"Vijay Kumar Dimri, Amy K Patel","doi":"10.1093/jbi/wbad068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbad068","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502717,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Breast Imaging","volume":"138 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140078353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. G. Prabhu, Harper A Sprouse, Calleigh G. Brignull, Rebecca Snider, Stephanie Tanner, Kyle J Adams, Andrea B Nisonson, William R Hand, James A Epling
To investigate the efficacy of immersive virtual reality (VR) in combination with standard local anesthetic for mitigating anxiety and pain during US-guided breast biopsies compared to local anesthetic alone. Patients scheduled for US-guided biopsy were invited to participate. Eligible patients were females 18 years of age or older. Patients were randomized to VR or control group at a 1:1 ratio. Patients in the VR group underwent biopsy with the addition of a VR experience and patients in the control group underwent usual biopsy. Patient-perceived levels of anxiety and pain were collected before and after biopsy via the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Physiological data were captured during biopsy using a clinically validated wristband. Differences in anxiety, pain, and physiologic data were compared between the VR and control group. Sixty patients were enrolled. After excluding 2 patients with VR device malfunction, there were 29 patients in the VR and 29 patients in the control group for analysis. The VR group had reduced anxiety compared to the control group based on postintervention STAI (P <.001) and VAS (P =.036). The VR group did not have lower pain based on postintervention VAS (P =.555). Physiological measures showed higher RR intervals and decreased skin conductance levels, which are associated with lower anxiety levels in the VR group. Use of VR in addition to standard local anesthetic for US-guided breast biopsies was associated with reduced patient anxiety. Virtual reality may be a useful tool to improve the patient biopsy experience.
{"title":"The Impact of Virtual Reality on Anxiety and Pain During US-Guided Breast Biopsies: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial","authors":"V. G. Prabhu, Harper A Sprouse, Calleigh G. Brignull, Rebecca Snider, Stephanie Tanner, Kyle J Adams, Andrea B Nisonson, William R Hand, James A Epling","doi":"10.1093/jbi/wbad088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbad088","url":null,"abstract":"To investigate the efficacy of immersive virtual reality (VR) in combination with standard local anesthetic for mitigating anxiety and pain during US-guided breast biopsies compared to local anesthetic alone. Patients scheduled for US-guided biopsy were invited to participate. Eligible patients were females 18 years of age or older. Patients were randomized to VR or control group at a 1:1 ratio. Patients in the VR group underwent biopsy with the addition of a VR experience and patients in the control group underwent usual biopsy. Patient-perceived levels of anxiety and pain were collected before and after biopsy via the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Physiological data were captured during biopsy using a clinically validated wristband. Differences in anxiety, pain, and physiologic data were compared between the VR and control group. Sixty patients were enrolled. After excluding 2 patients with VR device malfunction, there were 29 patients in the VR and 29 patients in the control group for analysis. The VR group had reduced anxiety compared to the control group based on postintervention STAI (P <.001) and VAS (P =.036). The VR group did not have lower pain based on postintervention VAS (P =.555). Physiological measures showed higher RR intervals and decreased skin conductance levels, which are associated with lower anxiety levels in the VR group. Use of VR in addition to standard local anesthetic for US-guided breast biopsies was associated with reduced patient anxiety. Virtual reality may be a useful tool to improve the patient biopsy experience.","PeriodicalId":502717,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Breast Imaging","volume":"227 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139209714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janine T Katzen, Jonathan Nguyen, Samantha Zuckerman, Lilian Wang, Gary Whitman, Victoria L. Mango
To evaluate breast imaging fellowship program directors’ perspectives on the virtual interview process. A 20-question survey constructed by members of the Fellowship Match Committee of the Society of Breast Imaging was distributed to all 99 breast imaging program directors registered with the Society. An initial e-mail with a link to the survey was distributed on September 9, 2022, and the survey was closed on October 1, 2022. Results were compiled and a descriptive statistical analysis was performed utilizing Microsoft Excel. There were 63 total responses (63/99, 64% response rate). There was a wide distribution in both the number of applications received and the number of interviews each program offered. Just under a fifth (12/63, 19%) of programs received 1 to 5 applications, whereas a quarter (16/63, 25%) received over 40 applications. In contrast, over a quarter (17/63, 27%) of programs interviewed 1 to 5 applicants, and only a small number (3/63, 5%) interviewed over 40 applicants. When reporting what worked best with the virtual interview process, the responses fell into the following 4 categories: efficiency, flexibility, virtual format, or other. When reporting what did not work well, the most common response (14/37, 38%) was conveying the atmosphere of the program in the virtual setting. This study provides an assessment of the virtual interview experience from the perspective of breast imaging fellowship programs, which may be useful in optimizing future interview experiences for programs and applicants.
{"title":"Breast Imaging Fellowship Virtual Interviews: The Program Director’s Perspective","authors":"Janine T Katzen, Jonathan Nguyen, Samantha Zuckerman, Lilian Wang, Gary Whitman, Victoria L. Mango","doi":"10.1093/jbi/wbad072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbad072","url":null,"abstract":"To evaluate breast imaging fellowship program directors’ perspectives on the virtual interview process. A 20-question survey constructed by members of the Fellowship Match Committee of the Society of Breast Imaging was distributed to all 99 breast imaging program directors registered with the Society. An initial e-mail with a link to the survey was distributed on September 9, 2022, and the survey was closed on October 1, 2022. Results were compiled and a descriptive statistical analysis was performed utilizing Microsoft Excel. There were 63 total responses (63/99, 64% response rate). There was a wide distribution in both the number of applications received and the number of interviews each program offered. Just under a fifth (12/63, 19%) of programs received 1 to 5 applications, whereas a quarter (16/63, 25%) received over 40 applications. In contrast, over a quarter (17/63, 27%) of programs interviewed 1 to 5 applicants, and only a small number (3/63, 5%) interviewed over 40 applicants. When reporting what worked best with the virtual interview process, the responses fell into the following 4 categories: efficiency, flexibility, virtual format, or other. When reporting what did not work well, the most common response (14/37, 38%) was conveying the atmosphere of the program in the virtual setting. This study provides an assessment of the virtual interview experience from the perspective of breast imaging fellowship programs, which may be useful in optimizing future interview experiences for programs and applicants.","PeriodicalId":502717,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Breast Imaging","volume":"9 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139263806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intraductal Biopsy Clip Migration After Lactation","authors":"Sasha Kurumety, Logan Boatman","doi":"10.1093/jbi/wbad047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbad047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502717,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Breast Imaging","volume":"258 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139291355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accessory Breast Tissue Presenting as Postpartum Axillary Galactorrhea","authors":"N. Sakla, Luke Partyka","doi":"10.1093/jbi/wbad046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbad046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502717,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Breast Imaging","volume":"285 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139294560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}