An introduction to economic analysis in medicine--the basics of methodology and chosen terms. Examples of results of evaluation in nuclear medicine.
This article overviews the basic terms and methodology approaches in economic analysis in medicine: cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis and costminimisation analysis. Particular emphasis is put on nuclear medicine economic evaluation, e.g. FDG - PET studies, sestamibi breast cancer imaging and radioiodine therapy of hyperthyroidism.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland. bogna.brockhuis@interia.pl
Bogna
B
Brockhuis
Piotr
P
Lass
Piotr
P
Popowski
Justyna
J
Scheffler