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.

Investigating cancer patient acceptance of Whole Body MRI / S. Oliveri, P. Pricolo, S.F.M. Pizzoli, F. Faccio, V. Lampis, S. Paul, G. Petralia, G. Pravettoni. - In: CLINICAL IMAGING. - ISSN 0899-7071. - 52(2018), pp. 246-251. [10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.08.004]

Investigating cancer patient acceptance of Whole Body MRI

S. Oliveri
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P. Pricolo;S.F.M. Pizzoli;F. Faccio;V. Lampis;G. Petralia;G. Pravettoni
2018

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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.
Cancer screening; Decision making; Psychology; Whole Body magnetic resonance; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Neoplasms; Surveys and Questionnaires; Whole Body Imaging; Young Adult; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Settore MED/36 - Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia
2018
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