Cost-effectiveness of identifying aortoiliac and femoropopliteal arterial disease with angiography or duplex scanning

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 142-148

  Coffi, S B ^a   Ubbink, D Th ^a   Dijkgraaf, M G W ^a   Reekers, J A ^a   Legemate, D A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiography; Arteriosclerosis; Cost effectiveness; Ultrasound duplex

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ULTRASOUND-DUPLEXS;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTOILIAC ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMOROPOPLITEAL ARTERY DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 41149115240     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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