CT or EUS for the initial staging of esophageal cancer? A cost minimization analysis

Background: Patients with advanced (T4 and/or M1) esophageal cancer are offered palliative therapy. Computed tomography (CT) is sensitive for distant metastases but is less sensitive than endosonography for T4 disease and celiac lymphadenopathy. The aim of this study was to determine whether initial...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2000-12, Vol.52 (6), p.715-720
Hauptverfasser:	Hadzijahic, Neven, Wallace, Michael B., Hawes, Robert H., VanVelse, Annette, LeVeen, Margaret, Marsi, Vicki, Hoffman, Brenda J., Sahai, Anand V.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Cost-Benefit Analysis Decision Support Techniques Endosonography - economics Endosonography - methods Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology Esophagus Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Hospital Costs Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Neoplasm Staging - economics Neoplasm Staging - methods Probability Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, X-Ray Computed - economics Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Tumors United States
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