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Table 1 Reason for exclusion of patients

From: Bilateral analysis of the cross-sectional area of the internal mammary arteries and veins in patients with and without breast cancer on breast magnetic resonance imaging

Patient exclusion reason

n

%

Breast-conservating therapy in history

61

38

Mastectomy in history

18

11

Free-flap oncoplastic reconstruction

17

11

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

4

3

Bilateral breast cancer

1

1

Benign breast surgery in history

5

3

Other

19

12

Insufficient MRI quality

34

21

Total

159

100