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Early economic evaluation of MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) and epilepsy surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

BACKGROUND: MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) is a new minimally invasive treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), with limited effectiveness data. It is unknown if the cost savings associated with shorter hospitalization could offset the high equipment cost of MRgLITT. We e...

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Autores principales: Widjaja, Elysa, Papastavros, Tina, Sander, Beate, Snead, Carter, Pechlivanoglou, Petros
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6867628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31747402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224571