In-laboratory breast specimen radiography reduces tissue block utilization and improves turnaround time of pathologic examination

Table 1 Utilization of specimen radiography during the reference period, compared with Faxitron during trial period

	Core biopsy	Lumpectomy	Mastectomy	Total
Cases taken to radiology
Actual in 1-year period	9	0*	36	45
Cases imaged using Faxitron
Actual no. of cases in 48 days	46	15	83	144
Normalized to 1-year period	354	115	638	1107

*All lumpectomy specimens imaged by breast health center prior to delivery to pathology; no additional imaging requested or performed by pathology

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