Cost-effectiveness of coronary CT angiography in evaluation of patients without symptoms who have positive stress test results

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1257-1262

  Halpern, Ethan J ^a   Savage, Michael P ^a   Fischman, David L ^a   Levin, David C ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Coronary CT angiography; Cost effectiveness; Decision analysis; Effective radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LITERATURE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REIMBURSEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77952100251     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3209     Document Type: Article

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