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

Table 7

Average number of conventional tissue blocks per case, year 2004-2005. Comparison between conventional pathology (CP) and LBP Program (LBP). 𝑁=100.

CP	LBP
Lumpectomy, mean (range) 14.9 (7–33) 𝑛=28	4.9 (3–12) 𝑛=22
Mastectomy, mean (range) 13.0 (6–31) 𝑛=28	6.9 (5–11) 𝑛=22