Temporal trends of prostate cancer diagnostics in Australia: Has the introduction of a magnetic resonance imaging prostate subsidy fulfilled its cost-saving promises?
Government subsidised MRIp in Australia has a statistically significant effect on prostate biopsies. There has been a reduction in prostate biopsies, but this is likely more reflective of the rapid development and increasing complexity within prostate cancer diagnostics. Subsidy of MRI is questionable in its cost effectiveness.
Authors
- Adib Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7215-8021)
- Kreyen Ponen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4690-0931)
- Lu Yu Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-2449)
- Michael Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-7733)
- Michael Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5379-3890)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Gold Coast Hospital (AU)
- TAFE Queensland Gold Coast (AU)
- Redcliffe Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prostate International
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prnil.2025.05.003
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52