Cost-Effectiveness of CT Perfusion for Selecting Patients for Intravenous Thrombolysis: A US Hospital Perspective

Improved selection of patients with stroke for IV tPA treatment may enhance clinical outcomes. Given the limited availability of MR imaging in hospitals, we examined the cost-effectiveness of adding CTP to the usual CT-based methods for selecting patients on the basis of the presence and extent of p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 2010-10, Vol.31 (9), p.1669-1674
Hauptverfasser:	JACKSON, D, EARNSHAW, S. R, FARKOUH, R, SCHWAMM, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Brain Cost-Benefit Analysis - statistics & numerical data Female Fibrinolytic Agents - economics Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data Hospitalization - economics Humans Incidence Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Medical sciences Nervous system Patient Selection Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry Stroke - economics Stroke - mortality Stroke - therapy Survival Analysis Survival Rate Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation Thrombolytic Therapy - economics Tomography, X-Ray Computed - economics United States - epidemiology
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