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Should positron emission tomography/computed tomography be the first rather than the last test performed in the assessment of cancer?

Cancer is a major cause of illness and death in Western society and is associated with a heavy concomitant economic burden. Although use of imaging comprises only a small proportion of the fiscal impact of cancer, its use has been increasing over recent decades, causing concern amongst funders of he...

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Autor principal: Hicks, Rodney J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: e-Med 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23022990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2012.9005