Is a methodology available that accurately measures the cost of an FDG-PET study?

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 625-627

  Krug, Bruno ^a   Pirson, Anne Sophie ^a   Crott, Ralph ^b   Vander Borght, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b BELGIAN HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE KCE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ACCURACY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYCLOTRON; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 34247624642     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-006-0308-y     Document Type: Editorial

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