The need of cost-effectiveness evaluation when using high-cost equipment in national health services.
Bombardieri
E
E
Nuclear Medicine Division, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
Crippa
F
F
Rossetti
C
C
Fazio
F
F
D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000191:economics; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics*; D013675:Technology, High-Cost; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000191:economics*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000191:economics