Contrast-enhanced MR angiography vs intra-arterial digital substraction angiography for carotid imaging: Activity-based cost analysis

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 730-735

  U King Im, Jean Marie ^a   Hollingworth, William ^b   Trivedi, Rikin A ^a   Cross, Justin J ^a   Higgins, Nicholas J ^a   Graves, Martin J ^a   Kirkpatrick, Peter J ^a   Antoun, Nagui M ^a   Gillard, Jonathan H ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogrphy; Carotid arteries; Cost effectiveness; MR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CONTRAST MEDIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1842555268     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-2127-x     Document Type: Article

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