Table 3.
Advanced Breast Imaging and Image-Guided Biopsy Availability by Vulnerable Indices
| Facility Vulnerability Indicators | Ultrasound | MRI | Ultrasound Guided Biopsy |
MR Guided Biopsy |
Stereotactic Guided Biopsy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education: at least 15.8% of adults educated below high school graduation (census) | |||||
| Vulnerable | 12 (75%) | 6 (37.5%) | 10 (62.5%) | 6 (37.5%) | 6 (37.5%) |
| Not Vulnerable | 43 (75.4%) | 24 (43.6%) | 31 (55.4%) | 15 (26.8%) | 22 (39.3%) |
| Race/ethnicity: at least 34.5% self-reporting minority status | |||||
| Vulnerable | 10 (76.9%) | 7 (53.8%) | 9 (69.2%) | 7 (53.8%) | 7 (53.8%) |
| Not Vulnerable | 45 (75%) | 23 (39.7%) | 32 (54.2%) | 14 (23.7%) | 21 (35.6%) |
| Rurality: at least 68.1% rural residents | |||||
| Vulnerable | 19 (95%) | 3 (15%) | 14 (70%) | 3 (15%) | 7 (35%) |
| Not Vulnerable | 36 (67.9%) | 27 (50.9%) | 27 (50.9%) | 18 (34%) | 21 (39.6%) |
| Income: Average median income below $52,517 | |||||
| Vulnerable | 19 (90.5%) | 6 (28.6%) | 14 (66.7%) | 5 (23.8%) | 8 (38.1%) |
| Not Vulnerable | 36 (69.2%) | 24 (46.2%) | 27 (51.9%) | 16 (30.8%) | 20 (38.5%) |
| At least one vulnerability indicator | |||||
| Vulnerable | 30 (88.2%) | 11 (32.4%) | 24 (70.6%) | 10 (29.4%) | 14 (41.2%) |
| Not Vulnerable | 25 (64.1%) | 19 (48.7%) | 17 (43.6%) | 11 (28.2%) | 14 (35.9%) |
Note: Facilities missing imaging availability information: 2 for MRI, 1 for all modalities of guided biopsy. Percentages shown are calculated in rows for each modality.