Published December 1982
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Journal article
Cost-effective analysis of pre-cystectomy radioisotope scans
Creators
- 1. Division of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Description
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of liver and bone isotope scans results were reviewed in 114 patients with invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. In 100 patients cystectomy was performed. In no patient has the results of the scans influenced or changed treatment. Routine use of isotope scans is not warranted for the preoperative evaluation of bladder cancer patients
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Urol.
- Journal Volume
- 128
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- J. Urol.
- Journal Page Range
- 1181-1182
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14787717
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BLADDER; CARCINOMAS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; LIVER; PATIENTS; PLANNING; SCINTISCANNING; SKELETON; SURGERY; TECHNETIUM 99
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GLANDS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; URINARY TRACT; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES