Economic evaluation of breast MRI in screening - a systematic review and basic approach to cost-effectiveness analyses
In: Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 13 (2023, 2023
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BackgroundEconomic evaluations have become an accepted methodology for decision makers to allocate resources in healthcare systems. Particularly in screening, where short-term costs are associated with long-term benefits, and adverse effects of screening intermingle, cost-effectiveness analyses provide a means to estimate the economic value of screening.PurposeTo introduce the methodology of economic evaluations and to review the existing evidence on cost-effectiveness of MR-based breast cancer screening.Materials and methodsThe various concepts and techniques of economic evaluations critical to the interpretation of cost-effectiveness analyses are briefly introduced. In a systematic review of the literature, economic evaluations from the years 2000-2022 are reviewed.ResultsDespite a considerable heterogeneity in the reported input variables, outcome categories and methodological approaches, cost-effectiveness analyses report favorably on the economic value of breast MRI screening for different risk groups, including both short- and long-term costs and outcomes.ConclusionEconomic evaluations indicate a strongly favorable economic value of breast MRI screening for women at high risk and for women with dense breast tissue.
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Economic evaluation of breast MRI in screening - a systematic review and basic approach to cost-effectiveness analyses
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Tollens, Fabian ; Pascal A.T. Baltzer ; Froelich, Matthias F. ; Kaiser, Clemens G. |
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Zeitschrift: | Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 13 (2023, 2023 |
Veröffentlichung: | Frontiers Media S.A., 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2234-943X (print) |
DOI: | 10.3389/fonc.2023.1292268 |
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