Cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance angiography versus intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography to follow-up patients with coiled intracranial aneurysms

Stroke

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1736-1742

  Schaafsma, Joanna D ^a   Koffijberg, Hendrik ^b   Buskens, Erik ^c   Velthuis, Birgitta K ^d   Van Der Graaf, Yolanda ^b   Rinkel, Gabriël J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cost benefit analysis; digital subtraction angiography; intracranial aneurysm; magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COILED INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955174736     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.585083     Document Type: Article

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