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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2019 Jul 1;17(7):813–820. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7281

Table 2:

Imaging and Serum Tumor Biomarker Use During the Peri-diagnostic Period

All Women
n=2,923
Stage (0-IIa)
n=2,561
Stage (IIb+)
n=362
No Advanced Imaging Use 2508 (85.8%) 2306 (90.0%) 202 (55.8%)
Advanced Imaging Usea 415 (14.2%) 255 (10.0%) 160 (44.2%)
 Bone Scan 134 (4.6%) 77 (3.0%) 57 (15.7%)
 CT 289 (9.9%) 182 (7.1%) 107 (29.6%)
 PET – CT 205 (7.0%) 101 (3.9%) 104 (28.7%)
Serum tumor biomarker Use 388 (13.3%) 287 (11.2%) 101 (27.9%)
(a)

Including any combination of Bone Scan, CT, or PET-CT and/or imaging