health economics

AuntMinnie Paper of the Year

The B3Care paper on Big-3 screening, published in 2022, is one of two finalists in the EuroMinnies 2023 Awards: Scientific Paper or Podcast of the Year. You can find the list of nominees in the post here: AuntMinnie’s finalists post Thanks to AuntMinnie.com for hosting these awards and continuously sharing the latest research in Radiology with the world.

Dutch team shines light on cost-effectiveness of lung screening

A Dutch study has shown combined LDCT screening for lung cancer, COPD and CVD is cost-effective, and may be more so than lung cancer-only screening.

Can we increase efficiency of CT lung cancer screening by combining with CVD and COPD screening? Results of an early economic evaluation.

Objectives Estimating the maximum acceptable cost (MAC) per screened individual for low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer (LC) screening, and determining the effect of additionally screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), …