Identifying critical moments of patient anxiety throughout the MRI care pathway: From prescription to results

As of 2022, France had 693 MRI scanners across 429 public and non-profit institutions, performing 3.1 million procedures, 81 % of which are outpatient. MRI is a non-invasive, painless imaging modality that does not expose patients to ionizing radiation [2]. However, it induces physiological and psychological stress [5], which can affect patients and their medical care. For example, patients have reported a better experience with contrast-enhanced spectral mammography than with contrast-enhanced …

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