Health technology assessment of positron emission tomography in oncology - a systematic review
Laupacis A, Paszat L, Hodgson D
Record ID 32002000810
English
Authors' objectives:
This report aims to assess the potential for the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning in certain cancers.
Authors' recommendations:
This non-invasive technique has the potential to provide more accurate diagnoses and to avoid some surgical diagnostic procedures.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.ices.on.ca/
Year Published:
2002
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Tomography, Emission-Computed
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Lung Neoplasms
- Lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Contact Address:
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue, G-Wing, Toronto ON, Canada, M5N 3M5. Tel: 416-480-4055; Fax: 416-480-6048
Contact Name:
info@ices.on.ca
Contact Email:
info@ices.on.ca
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.