Table 2 Direct cost analysis in Denmark and US by organs, CE-CT compared to CE-SCT
From: Economic impact of spectral body imaging in diagnosis of patients suspected for occult cancer
Area of interest | Frequency of follow-up following CE-CT | Frequency of follow-up following CE-SCT | Overall reduction in follow-up procedures | Healthcare system | Cost of follow-up after CE-CT | Cost of follow-up after CE-SCT | Reduction in costs | Reduction in percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Over all | 573 | 370 | 203 | DK | € 207.603 | €155.219 | € 52.384 | 25.2 |
USA | $376.891 | $3.8.054 | $68.837 | 18.2 | ||||
Liver | 118 | 40 | 78 | DK | € 37.263 | €18.796 | € 18.467 | 49.6 |
USA | $81.155 | $44.341 | $36.814 | 45.4 | ||||
Kidney | 70 | 12 | 58 | DK | € 18.041 | €3.967 | € 14.074 | 78.0 |
USA | $23.697 | $16.989 | $6.708 | 28.3 | ||||
Adrenal | 42 | 17 | 25 | DK | € 11.465 | €4.367 | € 7.098 | 61.9 |
USA | $20.007 | $7.621 | $12.386 | 61.9 | ||||
Pancreas | 12 | 7 | 5 | DK | € 7.736 | €6.066 | € 1.670 | 21.6 |
USA | $11.858 | $8.876 | $2.982 | 25.2 | ||||
Lung | 78 | 72 | 6 | DK | € 40.625 | €42.418 | € − 1.793 | − 4.4 |
USA | $52.205 | $51.725 | $480 | 0.9 | ||||
Prostate | 59 | 54 | 5 | DK | € 3.021 | €3.545 | € − 524 | − 17.4 |
USA | $10.279 | $20.074 | − $9.795 | − 95.3 |