Do the benefits of image guidance in neurosurgery justify the costs? From stereotaxy to intraoperative MR

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1855-1859

  Kucharczyk, Walter ^a,b   Bernstein, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economics; Special reports; Surgery

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031545908     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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