The true cost of cardiovascular imaging: focusing on downstream, indirect, and environmental costs

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  • Braga, Larissa
    • Other Affiliation: Institute of Clinical Physiology of Pisa, National Council, Via G. Moruzzi, Pisa, Tuscany, 1 56124, Italy; Research on Research Organization, Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
  • Vinci, Bruna
    • Other Affiliation: Institute of Clinical Physiology of Pisa, National Council, Via G. Moruzzi, Pisa, Tuscany, 1 56124, Italy
  • Leo, Carlo G
    • Other Affiliation: Institute of Clinical Physiology of Pisa, National Council, Via G. Moruzzi, Pisa, Tuscany, 1 56124, Italy
  • Picano, Eugenio
    • Other Affiliation: Institute of Clinical Physiology of Pisa, National Council, Via G. Moruzzi, Pisa, Tuscany, 1 56124, Italy
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  • Abstract To develop a more realistic assessment of costs, herein named “true” costs, the extra-cancer from medical radiation, environmental damage from imaging paraphernalia and radioactive wastes must be included as long-term costs from imaging examinations. It is urgent to define the “true” costs across imaging modalities as it interferes on physicians’ decision to request an exam and on research projects such as cost-effectiveness analysis. Cardiology is the specialty that most will benefit from the outcome as cardiovascular exams represent almost 30% of the total exams acquired annually worldwide.
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  • Larissa Braga et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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  • Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Journal volume
  • 11
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  • 1
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  • 10
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  • English
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  • Yes
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  • 1476-7120
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  • Cardiovascular Ultrasound. 2013 Apr 17;11(1):10
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  • BioMed Central Ltd
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  • April 29, 2013

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