Open AccessContrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the evaluation of incidental focal liver lesions: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Author(s) -
Miriama Šmajerová,
Hana Petrášová,
Jiřina Little,
Petra Ovesná,
Tomas Andrasina,
Vlastimil Válek,
Eva Němcová,
Barbora Miklošová
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i38.8605
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , ultrasonography , magnetic resonance imaging , malignancy , prospective cohort study , first line , predictive value , diagnostic accuracy , predictive value of tests , surgery , pathology
To determine whether contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) as the first-line method is more cost-effective in evaluating incidentally discovered focal liver lesions (FLLs) than is computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).