Digital mammography versus film-screen mammography: technical, clinical and economic assessments
Ho C, Hailey D, Warburton R, MacGregor J, Pisano E, Joyce J
Record ID 32003000020
English, French
Authors' objectives:
The aim of this report is to compare the technical, clinical and potential costs of digital mammography (DM) and film-screen mammography (FSM) within the context of the Canadian health care system based on a systematic review of published and unpublished studies.
Authors' recommendations:
DR-M has significantly higher annualized costs than either FSM or CR-M. Potential clinical benefits (improved diagnostic accuracy, shorter examination time, lower radiation dose) for patients, institutions and payers have not been demonstrated in a clinical setting. The ability to detect cancer is comparable for DR-M and FSM. (There is not sufficient data on clinical effectiveness of CR-M). Assuming that DR-M and CR-M are, at best, clinically equivalent to FSM, the minimum-cost system is preferred; therefore, conventional FSM is preferable to DM at this time.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
https://www.ccohta.ca/
Year Published:
2002
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Breast Neoplasms
- Mammography
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553, Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA)
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