Image-guided navigation for locally advanced primary and locally recurrent rectal cancer: evaluation of its early cost-effectiveness

Abstract Background A first pilot study showed that an image-guided navigation system could improve resection margin rates in locally advanced (LARC) and locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) patients. Incremental surgical innovation is often implemented without reimbursement consequences, health e...

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Main Authors: Melanie Lindenberg, Astrid Kramer, Esther Kok, Valesca Retèl, Geerard Beets, Theo Ruers, Wim van Harten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09561-w