Why the study?
Does the use of artificial neural networks improve cost-effectiveness and clinical outcomes compared to pulmonary angiography in patients suspected of having acute pulmonary embolism with nondiagnostic lung scans?
Population
Patients suspected of having acute pulmonary embolism in whom nondiagnostic ventilation-perfusion lung scans…
Comparison
Artificial neural networks for diagnosis. vs Pulmonary angiography.
Design
Other
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May halve costs in suspected pulmonary embolism; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does the use of artificial neural networks improve cost-effectiveness and clinical outcomes compared to pulmonary angiography in patients suspected of having acute pulmonary embolism with nondiagnostic lung scans?
Using artificial neural networks to guide diagnosis in suspected pulmonary embolism with nondiagnostic lung scans can significantly reduce costs while maintaining or improving clinical outcomes compared to routine angiography.
Tourassi et al. (1998) studied this question.
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