Medicine

[Analysis of cost-effectiveness in the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin and the role of (18)F-FDG PET-CT: a proposal of diagnostic algorithm].

E. M. Becerra Nakayo, A. G. García Vicente, Á. S. Soriano Castrejón, J. A. Mendoza Narváez, M. T. Talavera Rubio, V. P. Poblete García, J. M. Cordero García

2012.7.1Revista Espanola de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular

DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.08.007

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The PET-CT study could be cost-effective in the FUO process if used at an early stage, helping to establish an early diagnosis, reducing hospitalization days due to diagnostic purposes and the repetition of unnecessary tests.

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NAKAYO, E. M. Becerra, et al. [Analysis of cost-effectiveness in the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin and the role of (18)F-FDG PET-CT: A proposal of diagnostic algorithm]. Revista Espanola de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular, 2012, 31 4: 178–86.