Cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging and enteroclysis in the diagnostic imaging of Crohn's disease

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 711-717

  Ebinger, Margrit ^a   Rieber, Andrea ^a   Leidl, Reiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Crohn's disease; Enteroclysis; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHYLCELLULOSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036622751     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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