Professor Lee Eui-kyung published a paper in HEPATOLOGY.
- 약학대학
- Hit3649
- 2020-01-03
Demonstrate the cost effectiveness of screening tests for liver cell carcinoma using MRI in patientswith high-risk cirrhosis
Professor Lee Eui-kyung's research team (Dr. Kim Hye-rin, 1st author) published an economic evaluation paper in HEPATOLOGY (IF=14.079) which is one of the most prestigious journals in the field of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
Professor Lee Eui-kyung's research team, in cooperation with Professor Lim Young-seok of Seoul Asan Medical Center, established an economic evaluation model for screening liver cell cancer, and compared the ultrasound test recommended for screening liver cancer in clinical guidelines to analyze cost effectiveness.
As a result, the screening tests using MRI were cost effective in the group, which has a high risk of liver cell cancer, since the cost of testing is 4.75 times higher than that of ultrasound, but the sensitivity of the test is high, and in particular, the detection rate of liver cancer is high in very early stages, where relatively inexpensive clinical treatment can be implemented.
The results of this study are expected to be used as an important basis when clinicians choose screening methods according to the risk of liver cell cancer in patients.