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The diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and enhanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques in aiding the localisation of prostate abnormalities for biopsy: A systematic review and economic evaluation

  • G Mowatt
  • , G Scotland
  • , C Boachie
  • , M Cruickshank
  • , J A Ford
  • , C Fraser
  • , L Kurban
  • , T B Lam
  • , A R Padhani
  • , J Royle
  • , T W Scheenen
  • , E Tassie

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Abstract

In the UK, prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer in men. A diagnosis can be confirmed only following a prostate biopsy. Many men find themselves with an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and a negative biopsy. The best way to manage these men remains uncertain.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)vii-xix, 1-281
JournalHealth Technology Assessment
Volume17
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Biopsy
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male
  • Prostate
  • Prostatic Neoplasms

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