Aim To evaluate the clinical and cost implications of using computed tomography
colonography (CTC) compared to optical colonoscopy (OC) as the initial colonic …

Objectives The majority of recent cost-effectiveness reviews concluded that computerised
tomographic colonography (CTC) is not a cost-effective colorectal cancer (CRC) screening …

Objectives The sensitivity and specificity of computerized tomographic colonography (CTC)
has approached that of (OC). This has led to the acceptance of CTC as an alternative for …

Purpose: CT colonography (CTC) has been accepted as an optical colonoscopy (OC)
alternative for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening by some guidelines, while others maintain …

Background Computed tomography (CT) colonography's effectiveness, its associated
patient advantages, and its potential role to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Optical
colonoscopy (OC) is the first choice of investigation for assessing the state of the colon and it …

Clinical evidence amassed over the last several decades indicates that routine colorectal
cancer (CRC) screening, compared to no screening, detects CRC at an earlier stage …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The American College of Radiology has recently endorsed
the use of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) for colon cancer screening. With …

Aim and scope This Technical Brief aimed to review evidence for the effectiveness and
safety of computed tomographic (CT) colonography for the early identification and …

Abstract Purpose: To compare the Medicare population cost of colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening of average risk individuals by CT colonography (CTC) vs. optical colonoscopy …