Cost-effectiveness of transient elastography for liver fibrosis screening in Thai patients with diabetes mellitus
Implementing screening for significant fibrosis in patients with DM is cost-effective. In resource-limited settings, prioritizing the FIB-4 index as a triage tool before TE is recommended.
Authors
- Pimsiri Sripongpun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0007-8214)
- Pichaya Tantiyavarong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0793-794X)
- Chayanis Kositamongkol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7182-0733)
- Pochamana Phisalprapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1995-4405)
- Surasak Saokaew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1382-0660)
- Prawat Kositamongkol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-9658)
- Prawej Mahawithitwong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9151-8929)
- Alissa Ratanatawan
Institutions
- Thammasat University (TH)
- Prince of Songkla University (TH)
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Thammasat University Hospital (TH)
- University of Phayao (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i32.110333
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00