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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2016; 22(38): 8605-8614
Published online Oct 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i38.8605
Published online Oct 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i38.8605
Table 1 Prices of individual examinations by year in USD
Modality | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Average |
Non-contrast ultrasound | 31.89 | 37.98 | 37.98 | 38.09 | 38.31 | 38.42 | 37.11 |
Contrast-enhanced US | 165.02 | 171.82 | 164.19 | 164.3 | 164.51 | 164.61 | 165.74 |
CT | 139.14 | 142.99 | 132.52 | 133.12 | 133.22 | 130.62 | 135.27 |
MRI | 856.79 | 850.51 | 825.08 | 793.17 | 763.98 | 778.23 | 811.29 |
Table 2 Numbers of patients and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography findings by year n
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total | |
Total sum | 38 | 53 | 73 | 85 | 124 | 86 | 459 |
Benign | 16 | 27 | 45 | 50 | 72 | 61 | 271 |
Malignant | 15 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 39 | 16 | 137 |
Inconclusive | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
Table 3 Number of patients with inconclusive contrast-enhanced ultrasonography findings by year and by second-line examination methods
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total | |
Total | 38 | 53 | 73 | 85 | 124 | 86 | 459 |
Methods used for examining inconclusive findings | |||||||
Ultrasound follow-up | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
CT | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 33 |
MRI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Table 4 Total costs of individual strategies in USD
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total | Total per patient | |
CEUS | ||||||||
Examination | 6271 | 9107 | 11986 | 13965 | 20399 | 14156 | 75884 | 165.3 |
Additional examination | 3350 | 800 | 1251 | 1935 | 3302 | 4020 | 14657 | 287.4 |
Total | 9621 | 9906 | 13237 | 15900 | 23700 | 18176 | 90540 | 197.3 |
CT | ||||||||
Examination | 6499 | 9591 | 12447 | 14553 | 21269 | 14537 | 78897 | 171.9 |
MRI | ||||||||
Examination | 33770 | 47090 | 63004 | 70657 | 99483 | 70232 | 384235 | 837.1 |
Table 5 Differences between costs of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging strategies and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography strategy (USD, %)
Difference in USD | Difference per patient in USD | Difference (%) | |
CT | |||
CEUS vs CT | -3013 | -6.6 | -4.0 |
CEUS + additional vs CT | 11643 | 25.4 | 12.9 |
MRI | |||
CEUS vs MRI | -308352 | -671.8 | -406.3 |
CEUS + additional vs MRI | -293695 | -639.9 | -324.4 |
- Citation: Smajerova M, Petrasova H, Little J, Ovesna P, Andrasina T, Valek V, Nemcova E, Miklosova B. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the evaluation of incidental focal liver lesions: A cost-effectiveness analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(38): 8605-8614
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i38/8605.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i38.8605