Table 2

Routine staging tests completed, by stage and imaging modality

StageNo. (%) of patients who underwent imaging; imaging modality
BSCTMRIPETTotal
DCIS, n = 139736 (2.6)20 (1.4)0 (0)0 (0)52 (3.7)
I, n = 4708661 (14.0)207 (4.4)0 (0)6 (0.1)759 (16.1)
II, n = 40371880 (46.6)746 (18.5)0 (0)12 (0.3)1961 (51.4)
  • BS = bone scanning; CT = computed tomography; DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; PET = positron emission tomography.