Reasons Women at Elevated Risk of Breast Cancer Refuse Breast MR Imaging Screening: ACRIN 6666

Reasons Women at Elevated Risk of Breast Cancer Refuse Breast MR Imaging Screening: ACRIN 6666
Wendie A. Berg, Jeffrey D. Blume, Amanda M. Adams, Roberta A. Jong, Richard G. Barr, Daniel E. Lehrer, Etta D. Pisano, W. Phil Evans III, Mary C. Mahoney, Linda Hovanessian Larsen, Glenna J. Gabrielli, and Ellen B. Mendelson
Radiology 2010; 254:79–87
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Of 1215 women with elevated breast cancer risk who could, according to protocol guidelines, undergo breast MR imaging, only 57.9% agreed to participate
Claustrophobia was the most common reason (in 130 [25.4%] of 512 women) given for non-participation