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Table 4 Costs, quality-adjusted life years, cost-effectiveness ratio, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of the screening regimens over 25 years of screening

From: Cost-effectiveness of MRI compared to mammography for breast cancer screening in a high risk population

 

Discounted*

Undiscounted

STRATEGY

COST ($)

QALYS

ICER ($)

COST ($)

QALYS

ICER ($)

Mammography

4,760

14.0

---

7,765

23.4

---

MRI

18,167

14.1

179,599

30,380

23.6

124,291

  1. Discounted at the rate of 5%
  2. Abbreviations: CE, Cost-Effectiveness; ICER, Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging; QALYs, Quality-Adjusted Life Years.