Table 3.

Comparative scan burden (WB-MRI vs CT/PET-CT)

	Overall	La cohort	Cb cohort	Group differences using Wilcoxon signed-rank test
Total patient burden (scores 1–7)
WB-MRIc	2.21 (1.1)	2.33d (0.94)	2.09e (1.18)	p < 0.001d
CT/PET-CTc	1.87 (0.98)	2.05d (0.82)	1.70e (1.1)	p < 0.001e
Discomfort sub-scale (1–7)
WB-MRIc	2.51 (1.26)	2.65d (1.14)	2.30e (1.22)	p < 0.001d
CT/PET-CTc	1.83 (1.05)	2.04d (.90)	1.63e (1.15)	p < 0.001e
Worry subscale (1–7)
WB-MRIc	2.47 (1.32)	2.62d (1.15)	2.23e (1.31)	p = 0.208d
CT/PET-CTc	2.24 (1.23)	2.52d (1.15)	2.00e (1.28)	p = 0.041e
Satisfaction subscale (1–7)
WB-MRIc	6.25 (1.06)	6.27d (0.85)	6.26e (1.23)	p = 0.036d
CT/PET-CTc	6.49f (0.89)	6.43d (0.76)	6.53e (1.01)	p < 0.001e

WB-MRI, whole body MRI.

Numbers are mean (SD).

^aNon-small cell lung cancer, WB-MRI vs PET-CT.

^bColorectal cancer, WB-MRI vs CT.

^cMissing data greater than 5%.

^dComparison between WB-MRI and PET-CT (Lung).

^eComparison between WB-MRI and CT (Colorectal).