Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 33-41 , January 2012

Growth in the Use of PET for Six Cancer Types After Coverage by Medicare: Additive or Replacement?

  • Bruce E. Hillner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and the Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Bruce E. Hillner, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Internal Medicine and the Massey Cancer Center, Sanger Hall, 1101 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298
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  • Anna N. Tosteson, ScD

      Affiliations

    • The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
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  • Yunjie Song, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
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  • Tor D. Tosteson, ScD

      Affiliations

    • The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
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  • Tracy Onega, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
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  • David C. Goodman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and the Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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  • Barry A. Siegel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, and Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri

  • Image Result

    Imaging type per person-year stratified by cancer type and year: (A) CT, (B) MRI, (C) PET, and (D) BS.

    Imaging type per person-year stratified by cancer type and year: (A) CT, (B) MRI, (C) PET, and (D) BS.

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    Trends in PET or CT by body location per cancer person-year, 2004 to 2008.

    Trends in PET or CT by body location per cancer person-year, 2004 to 2008.

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    Trends in MRI vs CT for brain imaging per cancer person-year, 2004 to 2008.

    Trends in MRI vs CT for brain imaging per cancer person-year, 2004 to 2008.

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    Image clustering and sequencing in 2007 and 2008: PET/CT and body CT by cancer type.

    Image clustering and sequencing in 2007 and 2008: PET/CT and body CT by cancer type.

 Primary funding source: National Institutes of Health; National Cancer Institute Grand Opportunity Award RC2CA148259.

PII: S1546-1440(11)00338-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.06.019

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 33-41 , January 2012

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