27 August 2020 : Database Analysis
Addressing Global Inequities in Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) for Cancer Management: A Statistical Model to Guide Strategic Planning
Miguel Gallach1ABCDEF*, Miriam Mikhail Lette1ABCDEFG, May Abdel-Wahab2EG, Francesco Giammarile1EF, Olivier Pellet1E, Diana Paez1ABCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.926544
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926544
Table 1 List of variables and parameters used in the model.
| Variable/parameter | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| n | # cancer patients who require PET-CT service in country c | |
| I | Cancer incidence in country c | []5 |
| q | # cancer patients who have access to PET-CT services in country c | |
| f | Estimated fraction of I who require PET-CT services. For the six cancers, f=0.66 | []4 |
| PET | # of available PET-CT scanners in country c | []1 |
| α | α=sc*ef*p=1,790 | |
| sc | Average number of PET-CT scans performed=2,340 times/PET-CT unit/year | []6 |
| ef | Scheduling efficiency of PET-CT unit=0.9 | []6 |
| p | Proportion of PET-CT scans attributable to cancer=0.85 | []7 |