Authors' recommendations: Four important conclusions can be drawn from the present report:1. During the last 4 years, the body of evidence for new indications, currently not reimbursed in Belgium, has increased although the quality of this evidence did not improve.2. By allowing the reimbursement of PET scans through the nomenclature code ‘scintigraphy double tomography’, the programming of PET scanners had only a minor influence on the real number of PET examinations.3. Two methods are available to align the number of PET scanners to the clinical needs, i.e. programming on the one hand and accreditation criteria and reimbursement modalities on the other hand.4. In Belgium, a programming of PET scanners based on a calculation of the needs is impossible in the short run.

Project Status: Completed

URL for project: https://kce.fgov.be/publication/report/positron-emission-tomography-pet-in-belgium-an-update

Year Published: 2009

URL for published report: https://kce.fgov.be/publication/report/positron-emission-tomography-pet-in-belgium-an-update

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: Belgium

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