The Impact of Pre-Operative Breast MRI on Surgical Waiting Time.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the impact of pre-operative breast MRI on surgical waiting time, and to identify factors contributing to the delay.

Materials and methods

A retrospective cohort study involving 1274 patients was conducted after obtaining institutional ethics review. Surgical candidates for newly diagnosed breast cancer from 2007 to 2013 at a tertiary center were divided into 2 groups: those who had pre-operative MRI and those who did not. Linear regression using matched populations was used to compare the surgical waiting times, defined as time from the date of the first positive biopsy to the date of surgery. Potential influences on surgical waiting time and subgroup analysis were obtained using median regression analysis and the Kruskal-Wallis test.

Results

Mean su

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5221790 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature