title: [Economical analyses in interventional radiology].
abstract: Considerations about the relation between benefit and expenses are also gaining increasing importance in interventional radiology. This review aims at providing a survey about the published data concerning economical analyses of some of the more frequently employed interventions in radiology excluding neuroradiological and coronary interventions. Because of the relative scarcity of literature in this field, all identified articles (n = 46) were included without selection for methodological quality. For a number of radiological interventions the cost-effectiveness has already been demonstrated, e. g., PTA of femoropopliteal and iliac artery stenoses, stenting of renal artery stenoses, placement of vena-cava filters, as well as metal stents in malignant biliary and esophageal obstructions. Conflicting data exist for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. So far, no analysis could be found that directly compares bypass surgery versus PTA + stent in iliac arteries.
authors.affiliation: Abt. für Radiologische Diagnostik der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany. stephan.duda@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Duda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feuls
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Greiner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pusich
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Banz
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000191:economics; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D019168:Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic / Q000191:economics; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000191:economics*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents / Q000191:economics; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000191:economics; D013997:Time Factors; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000191:economics