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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2009; 15(12): 1487-1492
Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1487
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Figure 1 Cost of detecting highly significant extracolonic lesions. Cost-effectiveness was assessed using the following calculation for each group. Poor cost-effectiveness in the detection of highly significant lesions was observed for subjects aged below 60 year-old (US $ 3442), subjects without symptoms (US $ 3737), and CT colonography performed without contrast enhancement (US $ 4221).