title: Brain neoplasms: epidemiology, diagnosis, and prospects for cost-effective imaging.
abstract: Currently, the literature lacks a solid body of research on decision and cost-effectiveness analysis of imaging strategies for adults and children suspected of having a brain neoplasm. This article describes the epidemiology and clinical presentation of brain neoplasms, reviews current diagnostic strategies, highlights gaps in the literature on decision and cost-effectiveness analysis, and suggests directions for future research.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000191:economics*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000191:economics*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000191:economics*