Table 1.

Summary of studies with n ≥ 50 reported correlation of tumour size measurement by pre-operative modalities and pathology

Study	Year	n	Correlation coefficient (r)
			Mammography	Ultrasound	MRI
Luparia et al12	2013	149	0.83	0.77	0.92
Ramirez et al13	2012	277	0.76	0.67	0.75
Wasif et al1	2009	61	0.26	0.57	0.80
Onesti et al14	2008	71		0.47	0.65
Segara et al6	2007	68		0.61	0.75
Caramella et al15	2007	57	0.40	0.57	0.88
Shoma et al16	2006	124	0.42	0.66
Bosch et al17	2003	96	0.44	0.68
Kuroki et al18	2002	62			0.93
Partridge et al10	2002	52			0.89
Hieken et al3	2001	180	0.40	0.63
Amano et al19	2000	58	0.63	0.55	0.78
Skaane20	1999	70	0.69	0.69
Madjar et al21	1993	100	0.79	0.91