The cost-effectiveness of sestamibi scanning compared to bilateral neck exploration for the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism.

Publication/Presentation Date

8-1-2004

Abstract

This article presents a cost-effectiveness analysis to determine whether preoperative imaging with Tc99m-sestamibi for detection and treatment of solitary adenomas associated with primary hyperparathyroidism is cost-effective compared with routine bilateral neck exploration.

Volume

37

Issue

4

First Page

855

Last Page

870

ISSN

0030-6665

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Health Services Research | Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

15262521

Department(s)

Department of Community Health and Health Studies

Document Type

Article

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