Abstract

To develop a more realistic assessment of costs, herein named "true" costs, the extra-cancer from medical radiation, environmental damage from imaging paraphernalia and radioactive wastes must be included as long-term costs from imaging examinations. It is urgent to define the "true" costs across imaging modalities as it interferes on physicians' decision to request an exam and on research projects such as cost-effectiveness analysis. Cardiology is the specialty that most will benefit from the outcome as cardiovascular exams represent almost 30% of the total exams acquired annually worldwide. © 2013 Braga et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Autore Pugliese

• Leo Carlo Giacomo

Tutti gli autori

• Braga L.; Vinci B.; Leo C.G.; Picano E.

Titolo volume/Rivista

Cardiovascular ultrasound

Anno di pubblicazione

2013

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1476-7120

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