In medical decision making (classification, diagnosing, etc.) there are many situations where
decision must be made effectively and reliably. Conceptual simple decision making models …

• Summary: This article on evidence-based practice and decision analysis develops an
implementation model for social work. Thus far no detailed attempt has been made to …

Positron emission tomography (PET) provides unbiased in vivo measurement of local tracer
activity at very high sensitivity. This is a unique property unmatched by other imaging …

Purpose In this study, we used quantitative decision tree modeling to assess the cost-
effectiveness of a positron emission tomography (PET)-based management scenario for …

tion. Cytokines have low molecular weight, rapid half-life and blood clear ance, and high-
affinity binding to a specific receptor. Only a few have been studied so far for the diagnosis of …

This paper presents our adaptation of Fryback and Thornbury's hierarchical scheme for
modeling the efficacy of diagnostic imaging systems. The original scheme was designed to …

Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer in women and is the second leading cause
of cancer death in Canadian women. It is an important source of morbidity and mortality in …

In this lecture, which celebrates Lauriston S. Taylor, a pioneer in radiation protection and
founding president of the NCRP, I review some features of medically administered …

Several studies over the past decade have demonstrated that 2-fluoro-2-D-[18F]
fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is more accurate than …

Objetivos Determinar los valores de indicadores de gestión y calidad en los últimos 4
períodos anuales e implantar un procedimiento para la elaboración automática del cuadro …