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F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging in the Management of Patients with Solitary Pulmonary Nodules: An Economic Sub-study
CHP/PCOR ProjectJune 1998 - September 2003
Researchers
Paul G. Barnett (Principal Investigator) - Stanford University
Michael K. Gould
Gillian D. Sanders - Stanford University
Mark B. McClellan - Stanford University
Douglas K. Owens - Stanford University
Jo Kay Chan
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a potentially useful but expensive imaging test for identifying lung cancer in patients who are found to have a pulmonary nodule on a chest X-ray. This study aims to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of PET scanning and the cost-effectiveness of PET-based strategies for managing patients with lung nodules. In addition, it aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of incorporating PET scanning into existing algorithms for lung cancer staging.
Contact
Michael Gould
Funding provided by
• Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program (CS 27)
• Veterans Affairs Health Services
Publications
Test Performance of Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography for Mediastinal Staging in Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
Michael K. Gould, Ware G. Kuschner, Jo Kay Chan, Douglas K. Owens, WG Kuschner, CE Rydzak, CC Maclean, AN Demas, H Shigemitsu
Annals of Internal Medicine vol. 139, 11 (2003)
Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Management Strategies for Patients with Solitary Polmonary Nodules
Michael K. Gould, Gillian D. Sanders, Paul G. Barnett, C Rydzak, CC Maclean, Mark B. McClellan, Douglas K. Owens
Annals of Internal Medicine vol. 138, 9 (2003)
Cost of positron emission tomography in six United States Veterans Affairs hospitals and two academic medical centers, The
M Berger, Michael K. Gould, Paul G. Barnett
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Accuracy of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules and Mass Lesions: A Meta-Analysis
Michael K. Gould, CC Maclean, WG Kuschner, Chara Rydzak, Douglas K. Owens
Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 285, 7 (2001)
