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National Trends and Practices in Breast MRI

Lawrence W. Bassett1, Sonia G. Dhaliwal1, Jilbert Eradat1, Omer Khan1, Dionne F. Farria2, R. James Brenner3 and James W. Sayre1

1 Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Rm. 165-47, Box 956952, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
2 Department of Radiology–Breast Imaging, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
3 Department of Radiology–Breast Imaging, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.


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  		Fig. 1 —Graph shows responses to question, "What are the usual indications for a diagnostic breast MRI done in your practice? (check all that apply)" (n = 554). Total percentage exceeds 100 because many respondents specified more than one indication for performing diagnostic breast MRI.

 

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  		Fig. 2 —Graph shows responses to question, "What are the indications for a screening breast MRI done in your practice? (check all that apply)" (n = 375). Total percentage exceeds 100 because many respondents specified more than one indication for performing screening breast MRI. ADH = atypical ductal hyperplasia, LCIS = lobular carcinoma in situ, ALH = atypical lobular hyperplasia.

 

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  		Fig. 3 —Graph shows responses to questions regarding supervision and interpretations of breast MRI examinations. Light gray bars denote supervision (n = 563), and dark gray bars denote interpretation (n = 549). MQSA = Mammography Quality Standards Act.

 

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  		Fig. 4 —Graph shows response to question, "What conditions must be met when interpreting outside breast MRI examinations? (check all that apply)" (n = 285). Total percentage exceeds 100 because many respondents specified more than one condition.

 

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