Imaging-Assisted Large-Format Breast Pathology: Program Rationale and Development in a Nonprofit Health System in the United States

Table 5

Comparison of 135 consecutive breast conserving surgical specimens with DCIS. Conventional pathology without MRI (CP) and large format breast pathology with MRI (LBP).

	CP 𝑛=43	LBP 𝑛=92
One or more of six margins measuring 0–4 mm	20 (47%)	22 (24%)
One or more of six margins measuring 0–9 mm	23 (54%)	31 (34%)
Re-excised after breast conservation	14 (32%)	11 (12%)
Volume of breast conservation specimen, median (cm^3)	97.1	191.2
Breast conservation rate	65%	63%