Ergonomic strategies to improve radiographers’ posture during mammography activities
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Ergonomic strategies to improve radiographers’ posture during mammography activities
OBJECTIVES To identify alternatives for radiographers' postures while performing mammography that can contribute to reduce the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). METHODS Radiographers' postures to positioning craniocaudal (CC) and mediolateral oblique (MLO) views were simulated without any intervention for three scenarios: radiographer/patient with similar statures, radi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Insights into Imaging
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1869-4101
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-017-0560-7