Cost-effectiveness of digital subtraction angiography in the setting of computed tomographic angiography negative subarachnoid hemorrhage

Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 511-519

  Jethwa, Pinakin R ^a   Punia, Vineet ^a   Patel, Tapan D ^a   Duffis, E Jesus ^a   Gandhi, Chirag D ^a   Prestigiacomo, Charles J ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography angiography; Cost effectiveness analysis; Digital subtraction angiography; Nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84875824319     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318282a578     Document Type: Article

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