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Table 2 MUT-related discomfort reported by 32 patients

From: Multimodal ultrasound tomography for breast imaging: a prospective study of clinical feasibility

Discomfort	Costal arch	Neck	Temperature
0	26	21	27
1	5	8	4
2	0	1	0
No statement	1	2	1

Exam discomfort was evaluated considering three different aspects (pain at the costal arch, neck and water temperature) ranging from 0 (no discomfort) to 2 (strong). As can be taken from the table, the vast majority experienced no discomfort at all and no participant aborted the scan

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