title: Pay now, benefits may follow--the case of cardiac computed tomographic angiography.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine and UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Rita F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Redberg
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000191:economics; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D006278:Medicare; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013675:Technology, High-Cost / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States