Abstract
Background: Whole Body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) enables early cancer detection, without exposing the patient to ionizing radiation. Our aim was to investigate patients’ acceptance of WB-MRI as a procedure for cancer staging and follow up. Materials and methods: 135 oncologic subjects participated to the study. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered before and after WB-MRI, to assess patient's confidence and concerns about WB-MRI, psychological reactions, experience and perceived utility of the procedure. Results: Before undergoing WB-MRI, about 58% of the patients were concerned for cancer progression outcome. 80.4% felt that they were given good information about the exam and the most informed group also perceived and higher level of utility of WB-MRI and no risk. Among people reporting discomfort with the exam (51.9%) the main reasons were noise and exam duration. Despite this, 80% of patients expressed high levels of satisfaction, and the majority (69%) judged WB-MRI more acceptable than other diagnostic exams. Patients who believed to have received more information before the exam rated their global satisfaction higher. Conclusion: Our results show that WB-MRI examinations were well-accepted and perceived with high levels of satisfaction by most patients. WB-MRI appears to be equally or more tolerable than other total body imaging modalities (e.g. PET, CT), especially if they receive enough information from the radiologist.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 246-251 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Clinical Imaging |
| Volume | 52 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2018 |
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Keywords
- Cancer screening
- Decision making
- Psychology
- Whole Body magnetic resonance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Investigating cancer patient acceptance of Whole Body MRI. / Serena, Oliveri; Paola, Pricolo; Silvia, Pizzoli; Flavia, Faccio; Valentina, Lampis; Paul, Summers; Giuseppe, Petralia; Gabriella, Pravettoni.
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T1 - Investigating cancer patient acceptance of Whole Body MRI
AU - Serena, Oliveri
AU - Paola, Pricolo
AU - Silvia, Pizzoli
AU - Flavia, Faccio
AU - Valentina, Lampis
AU - Paul, Summers
AU - Giuseppe, Petralia
AU - Gabriella, Pravettoni
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Background: Whole Body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) enables early cancer detection, without exposing the patient to ionizing radiation. Our aim was to investigate patients’ acceptance of WB-MRI as a procedure for cancer staging and follow up. Materials and methods: 135 oncologic subjects participated to the study. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered before and after WB-MRI, to assess patient's confidence and concerns about WB-MRI, psychological reactions, experience and perceived utility of the procedure. Results: Before undergoing WB-MRI, about 58% of the patients were concerned for cancer progression outcome. 80.4% felt that they were given good information about the exam and the most informed group also perceived and higher level of utility of WB-MRI and no risk. Among people reporting discomfort with the exam (51.9%) the main reasons were noise and exam duration. Despite this, 80% of patients expressed high levels of satisfaction, and the majority (69%) judged WB-MRI more acceptable than other diagnostic exams. Patients who believed to have received more information before the exam rated their global satisfaction higher. Conclusion: Our results show that WB-MRI examinations were well-accepted and perceived with high levels of satisfaction by most patients. WB-MRI appears to be equally or more tolerable than other total body imaging modalities (e.g. PET, CT), especially if they receive enough information from the radiologist.
AB - Background: Whole Body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) enables early cancer detection, without exposing the patient to ionizing radiation. Our aim was to investigate patients’ acceptance of WB-MRI as a procedure for cancer staging and follow up. Materials and methods: 135 oncologic subjects participated to the study. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered before and after WB-MRI, to assess patient's confidence and concerns about WB-MRI, psychological reactions, experience and perceived utility of the procedure. Results: Before undergoing WB-MRI, about 58% of the patients were concerned for cancer progression outcome. 80.4% felt that they were given good information about the exam and the most informed group also perceived and higher level of utility of WB-MRI and no risk. Among people reporting discomfort with the exam (51.9%) the main reasons were noise and exam duration. Despite this, 80% of patients expressed high levels of satisfaction, and the majority (69%) judged WB-MRI more acceptable than other diagnostic exams. Patients who believed to have received more information before the exam rated their global satisfaction higher. Conclusion: Our results show that WB-MRI examinations were well-accepted and perceived with high levels of satisfaction by most patients. WB-MRI appears to be equally or more tolerable than other total body imaging modalities (e.g. PET, CT), especially if they receive enough information from the radiologist.
KW - Cancer screening
KW - Decision making
KW - Psychology
KW - Whole Body magnetic resonance
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