Cost-effectiveness of Whole-Body CT Screening

Molly T. Beinfeld; Eve Wittenberg; G. Scott Gazelle

doi:10.1148/radiol.2342032061

Abstract

Even with assumptions favorable to whole-body CT, implementation of onetime screening would not be cost-effective compared with currently funded medical interventions; follow-up for false-positive findings would add a substantial financial burden to the health care system.

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MedicineLife expectancyCohortAsymptomaticCost effectivenessCoronary artery diseaseQuality-adjusted life yearEmergency medicineSurgeryInternal medicinePopulation

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 234
Issue: 2
Pages: 415-422
Citations: 105
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                                    Molly T. Beinfeld, 
                                
                                    Eve Wittenberg, 
                                
                                    G. Scott Gazelle
                                
                            (2005). 
                            Cost-effectiveness of Whole-Body CT Screening. 
                            Radiology
                            , 234
                            (2)
                            , 415-422.
                            https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2342032061

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DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2342032061