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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jan;174(1):114–121. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11958

Table 4.

Women's use of breast MRI by breast cancer risk and number

Women undergoing breast MRI Women undergoing breast MRI By Clinical Indicationa
Screening Diagnostic Staging/Treatment Surveillance
no. women Col % no. women Col % no. women Col % no. women Col % no. women Col %
Total 10518 100 3049 100 5330 100 2113 100 2116 100
Breast Cancer Riskb
    Personal history 3167 30 0 0 1077 20.2 2113 100 2086 98.5
    Genetic Mutation 372 3.5 180 6 107 2.0 66 3.1 108 5.1
    Family History 5439 52 2501 82 2283 43 863 41 905 43
Number of MRIsc
    Only one breast MRI 6810 65 1687 55 3204 61 1143 54 688 33
    More than one breast MRI 3708 35 NA NA NA NA
    More than one breast MRI for same indication 2937 28 846 28 1120 21 403 19 941 44

MRI = Magnetic resonance imaging; Col = Column; NA = not applicable

a

Sum across clinical indications is greater than total as women may have multiple MRIs, each with a different clinical indication.

b

Risk categories defined by presence of diagnostic or procedure code in HPHC claims data at least 45 days prior to the breast MRI for personal history of breast cancer and in the year prior or subsequent to breast MRI for the remaining. For staging/treatment breast MRI, no restriction on timing was used in defining personal history of breast cancer. Categories are not mutually exclusive. Personal history of breast cancer defined by presence of at least one ICD-9 codes: 174, 233.0, V10.3; Deleterious genetic mutation for breast cancer defined by ICD-9 code: V84.01; and family history of breast cancer defined by ICD-9 code: V16.3.

c

Categories are not mutually exclusive.