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Imaging Pearls ❯ CT Techniques and Principles, including MPR and 3D ❯ Screening CT
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Whole Body CT Screening
- Should an individual have it done? - Individual vs. society considerations - Who is really bearing the study costs? - What would you do? What should you do?
What is the cost of a screening test per life saved?
- PAP smears for cervical cancer are $99,000 per life saved (1998 dollars) - Mammography for breast cancer is $132,000 per life saved (1998 dollars)
What are the classic criteria for a screening test?
- The burden of disease must be sufficient - The disease must be detecteble in the preclinical phase - There must be an effective test to help detect disease - There must be an effective treatment for the disease
"Baker’s observation of poor quality in screening CT is an argument for offering better quality, not an argument for discarding screening altogether."
Screening CT and Modern Economics Levatter R AJR 2003; 181:1191-1193
"For the most part, the technique has received bad press especially in the medical literature. Unless specific data can be provided to support the efficiacy of full body screening CT, it is probably getting just what it deserves."
Screening CT and Modern Economics Baker SR AJR 2003; 181:1195-1196
