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David Vanness of the University of Wisconsin Medical School will be conducting the Cost
Effectiveness Modeling of ACRIN 6664 (National
CT Colonography Trial).
Description of Study: In order to better understand the impact
to society of adding CTC (computerized tomographic colongraphy) to the list of currently
recommended screening approaches, we intend to conduct cost-effectiveness analysis using
simulation methods. Our primary method will be to incorporate estimates of CTC
sensitivity, specificity and cost into already existing, validated
simulations developed under the CISNET initiative. We believe that it is
important to create a "virtual" head-to head evaluation using
well-known, peer-reviewed simulations that have already been used to
assess current screening technology.
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