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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2008 Jul 15;113(2):434–441. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23564

TABLE 4.

Frequency of Self-Reported MRI or CT Scan Within the Past 5 Years in 1-Year Retinoblastoma Survivors by Hereditary Status

MRI or CT scan Hereditary
no. (%)
Nonhereditary
no. (%)
Chi-square
P
No. of MRI or CT scans
None 271 (61.5) 300 (76.0)
1 80 (18.1) 55 (13.9)
2–4 61 (13.8) 30 (7.6)
≥5 29 (6.6) 10 (2.5) <.001
Reason scan was performed
Trauma* 22 (12.9) 27 (28.4)
Surveillance 45 (26.5) 8 (8.4)
Staging 11 (6.5) 2 (2.1)
Evaluation of new symptoms§ 66 (38.8) 43 (45.3)
Other 26 (15.3) 15 (15.8) <.001

MRI indicates magnetic resonance imaging; CT, computed tomography.

*

Orthopedic injuries.

Screening of asymptomatic second cancer after retinoblastoma.

Staging of cancer.

§

Evaluation of headaches, migraines, kidney stones, etc.