Table 12: List of resources to be considered in the economic analysis Number of units Disaggregated unit cost Proportion of of resource per Setting in which Provider of patients relevant time resource is Other MBS resource receiving horizon per Private health provided Safety nets* government Patient Total cost resource patient receiving insurer Item budget resource Resources provided to identify eligible population Diagnostic imaging (US, CT, Radiologists Radiology clinic or 100% CECT, MRI, FDG PET etc.) radiology department (hospital) Resources provided to deliver proposed intervention (MTA) Machine cost ($50,000) Hospital Radiology clinic or 100% radiology department Disposable probe ($2,960) Hospital Radiology clinic or 100% radiology department Time to perform procedure Interventional Radiology clinic or 100% (ablation time of 4-6 minutes per radiologist radiology lesion, also time for patient department positioning, anaesthetic administration) Image-guidance (CT or US) Interventional Radiology clinic or 100% radiologist radiology department Anaesthetic Anaesthetist Radiology clinic or 100% radiology department
Table 12: List of resources to be considered in the economic analysis Provider of resource Setting in which resource is provided Proportion of patients receiving resource Number of units of resource per relevant time horizon per patient receiving resource Disaggregated unit cost MBS Item Safety nets* Other government budget Private health insurer Patient Total cost Resources provided to identify eligible population Diagnostic imaging (US, CT, CECT, MRI, FDG PET etc.) Radiologists Radiology clinic or radiology department (hospital) 100% Resources provided to deliver proposed intervention (MTA) Machine cost ($50,000) Hospital Radiology clinic or radiology department 100% Disposable probe ($2,960) Hospital Radiology clinic or radiology department 100% Time to perform procedure (ablation time of 4-6 minutes per lesion, also time for patient positioning, anaesthetic administration) Interventional radiologist Radiology clinic or radiology department 100% Image-guidance (CT or US) Interventional radiologist Radiology clinic or radiology department 100% Anaesthetic Anaesthetist Radiology clinic or radiology department 100%
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