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Cost-effectiveness of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and MRI-guided biopsy in a population-based prostate cancer screening setting using a micro-simulation model.

Abraham M GetanehEveline A M HeijnsdijkHarry de Koning
Published in: Cancer medicine (2021)
For triennial screening from age 55-64, incorporation of mpMRI as a reflex test after a positive PSA test result with a subsequent MRI-guided biopsy has a high probability to be more cost-effective as compared with the classical prostate cancer screening pathway.
Keyphrases
  • prostate cancer
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • radical prostatectomy
  • contrast enhanced
  • computed tomography
  • ultrasound guided
  • diffusion weighted imaging
  • magnetic resonance
  • fine needle aspiration