Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec

Van Hung Nguyen; Serge Péloquin; Yves Lacasse

doi:10.1155/2005/612387

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2005)

Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec

Van Hung Nguyen,
Serge Péloquin,
Yves Lacasse

Affiliations

Van Hung Nguyen: Agence d’évaluation des technologies et des modes d’intervention en santé, Montreal, Canada
Serge Péloquin: Départment du développement et d’évaluation des technologies, Ministère de la santé et services sociaux, Quebec City, Canada
Yves Lacasse: Centre de recherche, Centre de pneumologie, Hôpital Laval, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l’Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2005/612387
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 19 – 25

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BACKGROUND: The potential benefits of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning stem from the fact that it can reduce the number of diagnostic examinations; particularly, the number of unnecessary thoracic surgeries.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/

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