In contrast to our study, colon and rectum cancer were separately evaluated, and lip cancer was excluded from the evaluation of first primary cancers in the oral cavity/pharynx, respectively, in the SEER study.
Although the V-Model supports implicit sequential events (P5) and overview of events' flows (V3), the items were excluded from the evaluation because these features were very hard to evaluate objectively with simple questions.
Large aggregates (macro-heterogeneity) can be excluded from the evaluation, whereas small aggregates in the range of the laser spot size (flour grains) cannot be spatially resolved.
The patella was excluded from the evaluation.
Therefore, this implant was excluded from the evaluation.
They were excluded from the evaluation of the sensory recovery.
Seven implants were excluded from the evaluation because the date of implantation was not documented.
However, expert judgment should, and cannot, be excluded from the evaluation process.
Expectedly, the ICERs increased further, when both allergic sensitization and asthma were excluded from the evaluation (€28,3333 per QALY).
This patient was excluded from the evaluation of the correlation between 11C-acetate PET/CT findings and the estimated risk of locoregional lymph node metastases.
Another limitation is the absence of lung function data for 23 patients (< 6 years) who had to be excluded from the evaluation of FEV1 in predicting personnel costs.
