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logo CARL BRYCE, MD, FAAFP, AND MERIMA BUCAJ, DO, FAAFP, Abrazo Family Medicine …

Colorectal cancer screening has been shown to help prevent cancer-related death.
Concerns about suboptimal adherence to conventional colonoscopy has led to the search …

Objective: Assess the ability of computed tomography colonography (CTC) to perform at
high levels of sensitivity and specificity for colorectal cancer screening in an asymptomatic …

Computed tomography colonography (CTC) in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has two
roles: one present and the other potential. The present role is, without any further discussion …

Although over 55% of respondents in a recent, nationwide telephone survey reported having
had either sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the preceding 10 years (MMWR 2008; 57: 253 …

The use of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) as a screening test for colorectal
cancer is being advocated with growing enthusiasm by physicians and the public as …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the
second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In 2009, an estimated 146,970 …

The marked technological advances in multi-detector CT over the past two decades have
allowed a revolutionary change regarding bowel imaging. With the ability of fast volumetric …

CT colonography has been shown to be an effective method to screen for colorectal cancer.
However, at present, full endorsement and reimbursement for screening CT colonography …

In 2008, results from the landmark American College of Radiology Imaging Network
(ACRIN) trial provided evidence supporting the use computed tomography colonography …