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Tumor imaging in diagnostic radiology
Author(s) -
Bragg David G.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810301)47:5+<1159::aid-cncr2820471317>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , medical imaging , medical physics , health care , imaging technology , patient care , radiology , nursing , economics , economic growth
Medical imaging benefited from major technological advances during the decade of the 1970s. These newly evolving procedures have been accused of significantly adding to health care expenditures and confusing clinicians in the selection of the appropriate examination. The purpose of this presentation is to place these new technologies in their current perspectives, emphasizing the advantages and limitations of each. To illustrate the appropriate imaging technique, decision trees will be developed for each major anatomic site. In many instances, the complementary rather than competitive nature of these imaging studies will become apparent. Average national charges for these procedures will be shown to illustrate the impact of cost on these decisions. Each imaging decision must still be individualized to the patient and disease, as well as the institution's equipment and professional expertise. Cancer 47:1159–1163, 1981.