Cost comparison analysis of low-field (0.23 T) MRI- and CT-guided bone biopsies

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-128

  Alanen, Jonna ^a   Keski Nisula, L ^b   Blanco Sequeiros, R ^a   Tervonen, O ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bone; Computed tomography; Costs and cost analysis; Guidance; Magnetic resonance; Needle biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE DISEASES; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0842280672     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-1960-2     Document Type: Article

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