The challenges of CT colonography reimbursement

AH Dachman, J Yee - Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

The time has arrived for national reimbursement of screening CT colonography

J Yee, KJ Keysor, DH Kim - American journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. CT colonography (CTC) has been fully validated as an accurate screening test
for colorectal carcinoma and is being disseminated globally. There is an abundance of new …

Screening CT colonography: how I do it

PJ Pickhardt - American Journal of Roentgenology, 2007 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to detail an approach to CT colonographic
screening that has evolved at one institution. CONCLUSION. CT colonography is a rapidly …

National and local trends in CT colonography reimbursement: past, present, and future

PM Knechtges, BG McFarland, KJ Keysor… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) was first introduced in the mid-1990s as a
minimally invasive technology for colorectal cancer screening. Given its potential to …

Building a CT colonography program: necessary ingredients for reimbursement and clinical success

PJ Pickhardt, AJ Taylor, GL Johnson, LA Fleming… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
Since its inception in April of 2004, the computed tomographic (CT) colonography clinical
program at our institution has rapidly grown into a bustling viable enterprise. This editorial …

Adoption of CT colonography by US hospitals

M McHugh, A Osei-Anto, CN Klabunde… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE:: Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) is a new noninvasive technology
proposed as an option for colorectal cancer screening. The purpose of this study was to …

ACR Colon Cancer Committee white paper: status of CT colonography 2009

EG McFarland, JG Fletcher, P Pickhardt… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The authors review the current status and rationale of the updated ACR practice
guidelines for computed tomographic colonography (CTC). METHODS: Clinical validation …

CT colonography: coming of age

CD Johnson - American Journal of Roentgenology, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to highlight key issues in CT colonography (CTC)
for radiologists so they can represent the technology accurately to referring physicians and …

Computed tomography colonography: ready for prime time for colon cancer screening?

PJ Parekh, R Shams, EC Oldfield IV… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
In 2008, results from the landmark American College of Radiology Imaging Network
(ACRIN) trial provided evidence supporting the use computed tomography colonography …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging the gap: using CT colonography to improve colorectal cancer screening compliance

DH Kim, J Yee - American Journal of Roentgenology, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
T he mounting evidence in support of CT colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening has become increasingly more difficult for critics to dismiss. CTC has shown …