Fig 1.
Model structure for the decision-tree used in the economic evaluation.
Note: MDCT, multidetector computed tomography; ECCM-MRI, Extracellular contrast media–enhanced MRI; GD-EOB-DTPA-MRI, Gd-EOB-DTPA–enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
Table 1.
Input probability for diagnostic accuracy for initial and subsequent imaging procedures.
Table 2.
Input probabilities for needing further information on non-HCC confirmed among patients with negative results at each imaging.
Table 3.
Input probabilities for subsequent diagnostic procedures arranged when further information was needed at each imaging.
Fig 2.
Distribution of patients after initial imaging and all diagnostics.
Note: MDCT, multidetector computed tomography; ECCM-MRI, Extracellular contrast media–enhanced MRI; GD-EOB-DTPA-MRI, Gd-EOB-DTPA–enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
Fig 3.
Total costs of diagnostic and treatment procedures depending on initial imaging.
Note: MDCT, multidetector computed tomography; ECCM-MRI, Extracellular contrast media–enhanced MRI; GD-EOB-DTPA-MRI, Gd-EOB-DTPA–enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
Fig 4.
Note: MDCT, multidetector computed tomography; ECCM-MRI, Extracellular contrast media–enhanced MRI; GD-EOB-DTPA-MRI, Gd-EOB-DTPA–enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.