CT screening for comorbid disease in patients with prostatic carcinoma: is it cost-effective?
Forman H, Heiken J, Brink J, Glazer H, Fox L, McClennan B. CT screening for comorbid disease in patients with prostatic carcinoma: is it cost-effective? American Journal Of Roentgenology 1994, 162: 1125-8; discussion 1129-30. PMID: 8165996, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.162.5.8165996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid diseasesProstatic carcinomaCT findingsFalse-positive CT findingsTime of diagnosisPopulation of patientsLack of efficacyScreening CT scanConsecutive patientsPreoperative evaluationProstatic surgeryMedical recordsClinical impactCT scanRadiation therapyPatientsCarcinomaFurther evaluationDiseaseCTMedicare reimbursementSurgeryTreatmentFindingsTherapy