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The cost-utility of magnetic resonance imaging for breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers aged 30-49.
The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care - 1 Jun 2007
Norman Richard P A, Evans D Gareth, Easton Douglas F, Young Kenneth C
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Recent evidence has investigated the cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in younger women with a BRCA1 mutation. However, this evidence has not been contrasted with existing cost-effectiveness standards to determine whether screening is appropriate, given limited societal resources. We constructed a Markov model investigating surveillance tools (mammography, MRI, both in parallel) under a...
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