title: [Economic analysis of diagnostic and therapeutic methods in cases of cold thyroid nodules].
abstract: This article studies how two diagnostic tests (cytological puncture and 201thallium scanning) can be combined to obtain a more efficient approach of cold thyroid nodules. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are compared on the basis of four criteria: financial cost (immediate and delayed), number of labelled cancers, pre- and postoperative death rates and number of complications.
authors.affiliation: Facultés Catholiques de Mons et de Lille, Hôpital de Jolimont, Haine-Saint-Paul, Belgique.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eeckhoudt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merlo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coudeville
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lebrun
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005602:France; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes
vernacular_title: Analyse économique des approaches diagnostiques et thérapeutiques du nodule froid de la thyroïde.