Abstract
The development of clinical diagnostic procedures comprises early-phase and late-phase studies to elucidate diagnostic accuracy and patient outcome. Economic assessments of new diagnostic procedures compared with established work-ups indicate additional cost for 1 additional unit of effectiveness measure by means of incremental cost-effectiveness ratios when considering the replacement of the standard regimen by a new diagnostic procedure. This article discusses economic assessments of PET and PET/computed tomography reported until mid-July 2014. Forty-seven studies on cancer and noncancer indications were identified but, because of the widely varying scope of the analyses, a substantial amount of work remains to be done.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | P E T Clinics |
Vol/bind | 10 |
Udgave nummer | 1 |
Sider (fra-til) | 105-124 |
ISSN | 1556-8598 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - jan. 2015 |