Decision-tree analysis for cost-effective management of solitary pulmonary nodules in China

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World J Meta-Anal. Aug 26, 2014; 2(3): 127-134
Published online Aug 26, 2014. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v2.i3.127

Table 3 Overall preoperative diagnostic accuracy, costs per patient and incremental cost-accuracy ratio in each strategy, when the prevalence of cancer is 50%

Strategy	Accuracy	Cost per patient	ICAR (RMB/%)
CT alone	0.81	14676	Baseline
CT + PET-CT	0.952	16164	8196
CT + ACNB	0.867	12731	-17583
CT + DWI + PET-CT	0.949	14086	-4247

PET: Positron emission tomography; CT: Computed tomography; DWI: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; ICAR: Incremental cost-accuracy ratio; ACNB: Automated cutting needle biopsy.

Citation: Lu B, Sun LX, Yan X, Ai ZZ, Xu JZ. Decision-tree analysis for cost-effective management of solitary pulmonary nodules in China. World J Meta-Anal 2014; 2(3): 127-134
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v2/i3/127.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v2.i3.127