Diagnostic strategies incorporating computed tomography angiography for pulmonary embolism: A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 209-216

  Raymakers, Adam J N ^a   Mayo, John ^b   Marra, Carlo A ^a   FitzGerald, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cost effectiveness analysis; Diagnosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDLINE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84903780007     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: 15360237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3182999e41     Document Type: Article

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