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. 2020 May 13;15(5):e0232690. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232690

Fig 3. Total annual budget impact in respect of the uptake of RSL and MSL when MSL is adopted.

Fig 3

The annual budget impact of a setting in which MSL is adopted compared to standard of care is visualized. In addition the expected uptake of RSL and MSL for the future situation is visualized as this explains the rise in budget impact. When a small percentage of hospitals is transferring to MSL instead of RSL e.g. year 2020 and 2021 and the cost of the magnetic seeds is ≤€200 a benefit is seen due to the smaller yearly implementation costs. This effect is overruled when more hospitals are transferring to MSL as the costs per patient are higher for MSL than for RSL. Abbreviations, WGL = wire-guided localization, RSL = radioactive seed localization, MSL = magnetic seed localization.