Patient experience and perceived acceptability of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging for staging colorectal and lung cancer compared with current staging scans: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the experience and acceptability of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) staging compared with standard scans among patients with highly suspected or known colorectal or lung cancer.

Design

Qualitative study using one-to-one interviews with thematic analysis.

Setting

Patients recruited from 10 hospitals in London, East and South East England between March 2013 and July 2014.

Participants

51 patients (31 male, age range 40-89 years), with varying levels of social deprivation, were recruited consecutively from two parallel clinical trials comparing the diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of WB-MRI with standard scans for staging colorectal and lung cancer ('Streamline-C' and 'Streamline-L'). WB-MRI was offered as an addition

SUBMITTER: Evans R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588966 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature