Reply to Sarah Willis, Alec Miners, and Jan van der Meulen's letter to the editor re: Maarten de Rooij, Simone Crienen, J. Alfred Witjes, Jelle O. Barentsz, Maroeska M. Rovers, Janneke P.C. Grutters. Cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR-guided targeted biopsy versus systematic transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy in diagnosing prostate cancer: a modelling study from a health care perspective. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2013.12.012.
Department of Operating Rooms, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Radiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: maarten.derooij@radboudumc.nl.
Maarten
M
de Rooij
Department of Operating Rooms, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Simone
S
Crienen
Department of Urology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
J Alfred
JA
Witjes
Department of Radiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Jelle O
JO
Barentsz
Department of Operating Rooms, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Maroeska M
MM
Rovers
Department of Operating Rooms, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Janneke P
JP
Grutters
D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000191:economics*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000191:economics*; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*