The true cost of cardiovascular imaging: focusing on downstream, indirect, and environmental costs

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Review

Bruna Vinci¹  Carlo G Leo¹  Eugenio Picano¹  Larissa Braga² 

[1] National Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi, 1 56124, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy;National Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi, 1 56124, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy;Research on Research Organization, Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA;

关键词: Single Photon Emission Compute Tomography;    Life Cycle Assessment;    Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance;    Indirect Cost;    Electricity Price;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1476-7120-11-10

 received in 2013-03-13, accepted in 2013-04-02,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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