The rise and fall of PET and PET/CT: a German perspective
Mohnike, W.
Nuklearmedizin. Nuclear Medicine 44(Suppl 1): S58-S60
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-5566 PMID: 16395981 Document Number: 588421
PET is being considered a diagnostic commodity in clinical practice worldwide and thus receives increasing attention by health insurances and governmental organizations. In Germany, however, neither PET nor PET/CT are subject to reimbursement. This renders clinical PET and PET/CT imaging a challenge both in a general hospital environment and in private practice. This article describes briefly these challenges, which are not solely related to turf battles and associated costs.