title: The informative content of radiography and scintigraphy in the diagnosis of bone metastases after breast cancer.
abstract: In this paper we apply decision theory to evaluate the efficiency of diagnostic procedures. In the case we discuss, we compute the value of scintigraphy and radiography used separately or in combination in the diagnosis and treatment of bony metastases after breast cancer.
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging