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In contrast, cases imaged in-lab had turnaround time that was no longer than unimaged cases (p\u2009&gt;\u20090.05 for core biopsies, lumpectomies and mastectomies). Mastectomies imaged in-lab required submission of fewer blocks than controls not undergoing any imaging (mean reduction of 10.6 blocks).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Availability of in-lab radiography resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in turnaround time and economically meaningful reductions in block utilization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12880-021-00589-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,23]],"date-time":"2021-03-23T16:03:05Z","timestamp":1616515385000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["In-laboratory breast specimen radiography reduces tissue block utilization and improves turnaround time of pathologic examination"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Sri Krishna Chaitanya","family":"Arudra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Laura C.","family":"Garvey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3855-9745","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ian S.","family":"Hagemann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"589_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"15","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejrad.2004.11.016","volume":"54","author":"JM Guinebreti\u00e8re","year":"2005","unstructured":"Guinebreti\u00e8re JM, Becette V, Hagay C, Belichard C, Tardivon A, Vanel D. 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