A brief commentary on cost-effectiveness analysis in radiologic research

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1320-1322

  Poon, Colin S ^a,b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast MRI; Cost effectiveness; Decision analysis; MR lymphangiography; MRI; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

AXILLA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BOSTON; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 55549134302     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1514     Document Type: Note

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