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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In cases of [[abdominal pain]] suspected to be appendicitis, imaging diagnostic methods are more cost-effective than [[physical exam]]s to make accurate diagnostic decisions. | In cases of [[abdominal pain]] suspected to be appendicitis, imaging diagnostic methods are more cost-effective than [[physical exam]]s to make accurate diagnostic decisions. Abdominal tomographies and CT scans are the most commonly used tools. | ||
==Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy== | ==Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy== | ||
*For patients in prepaid systems, an abdominal [[tomography]] is the most cost-effective strategy to use, with a ratio of approximately $965/diagnosed patient. | *For patients in prepaid systems, an abdominal [[tomography]] is the most cost-effective strategy to use, with a ratio of approximately $965/diagnosed patient. | ||
*For patients in public system, the abdominal tomography was also the most cost-effective strategy to use, with a ratio of approximately $492/diagnosed patient.<ref name="pmid18645669">{{cite journal |vauthors=Romero J, Sanabria A, Angarita M, Varón JC |title=Cost-effectiveness of computed tomography and ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendicitis |journal=Biomedica |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=139–47 |year=2008 |pmid=18645669 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *For patients in public system, the abdominal tomography was also the most cost-effective strategy to use, with a ratio of approximately $492/diagnosed patient.<ref name="pmid18645669">{{cite journal |vauthors=Romero J, Sanabria A, Angarita M, Varón JC |title=Cost-effectiveness of computed tomography and ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendicitis |journal=Biomedica |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=139–47 |year=2008 |pmid=18645669 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[CT scan]]s are being used with increasing frequency due to their specificity and literature, suggesting further cost-effectiveness.<ref>{{Citation | |||
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| title = Advances in Imaging Technology Research and Application: 2012 Edition | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
In cases of abdominal pain suspected to be appendicitis, imaging diagnostic methods are more cost-effective than physical exams to make accurate diagnostic decisions. Abdominal tomographies and CT scans are the most commonly used tools.
Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy
- For patients in prepaid systems, an abdominal tomography is the most cost-effective strategy to use, with a ratio of approximately $965/diagnosed patient.
- For patients in public system, the abdominal tomography was also the most cost-effective strategy to use, with a ratio of approximately $492/diagnosed patient.[1]
- CT scans are being used with increasing frequency due to their specificity and literature, suggesting further cost-effectiveness.[2]
References
- ↑ Romero J, Sanabria A, Angarita M, Varón JC (2008). "Cost-effectiveness of computed tomography and ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendicitis". Biomedica. 28 (1): 139–47. PMID 18645669.
- ↑ Acton, A. Ashton (2012), Advances in Imaging Technology Research and Application: 2012 Edition (2012 ed.), Atlanta, Georgia: Scholarly Editions