Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec
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.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c22a0a715744ef89a50b49ad20e4be12025-08-20T03:54:19ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412005-01-01121192510.1155/2005/612387Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in QuebecVan Hung Nguyen0Serge Péloquin1Yves Lacasse2Agence d’évaluation des technologies et des modes d’intervention en santé, Montreal, CanadaDépartment du développement et d’évaluation des technologies, Ministère de la santé et services sociaux, Quebec City, CanadaCentre de recherche, Centre de pneumologie, Hôpital Laval, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l’Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/612387 |
| spellingShingle | Van Hung Nguyen Serge Péloquin Yves Lacasse Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec |
| title_full | Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec |
| title_fullStr | Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec |
| title_short | Cost Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Quebec |
| title_sort | cost effectiveness of positron emission tomography for the management of potentially operable non small cell lung cancer in quebec |
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