Cost-effectiveness analysis of ultrasonography screening for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in metabolic syndrome patients

P Phisalprapa, S Supakankunti… - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can be diagnosed early by
noninvasive ultrasonography; however, the cost-effectiveness of ultrasonography screening
with intensive weight reduction program in metabolic syndrome patients is not clear. This
study aims to estimate economic and clinical outcomes of ultrasonography in Thailand.
Methods: Cost-effectiveness analysis used decision tree and Markov models to estimate
lifetime costs and health benefits from societal perspective, based on a cohort of 509 …
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