MR imaging: Effectiveness and costs at triage of patients with nonacute knee symptoms

Radiology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-93

  Vincken, Patrice W J ^a   Ter Braak, Albert P M ^a   Van Erkel, Arian R ^a   Coerkamp, Emile G ^a   De Rooy, Theo P W ^a   De Lange, Sam ^b   Mallens, Walter M C ^c   Coene, L Napoleon J E M ^c   Bloem, Rolf M ^a   Van Luijt, Peter A ^a   Van Den Hout, Wilbert B ^a   Van Houwelingen, Hans C ^a   Bloem, Johan L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 33845633243     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2421051368     Document Type: Review

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