The role of virtual colonoscopy in colorectal screening

JD Patel, KJ Chang - Clinical imaging, 2016 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
The earlier colorectal cancer is detected, the better chance a person has of surviving 5 years …

Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening–an overview

I Lansdorp-Vogelaar, AB Knudsen… - Best Practice & Research …, 2010 - Elsevier
There are several modalities available for a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program.
When determining which CRC screening program to implement, the costs of such programs …

Colorectal polyps and cancers in asymptomatic average-risk patients: evaluation with CT colonography

M Macari, EJ Bini, SL Jacobs, S Naik, YW Lui, A Milano… - Radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To compare thin-section multi–detector row computed tomographic (CT)
colonography with conventional colonoscopy in the evaluation of colorectal polyps and …

Insurance coverage for CT colonography screening: impact on overall colorectal cancer screening rates

MA Smith, JM Weiss, A Potvien, JR Schumacher… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare overall colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates for patients who were
eligible and due for CRC screening and who were with and without insurance coverage for …

[HTML][HTML] Does CT colonography have a role for population-based colorectal cancer screening?

MC de Haan, S Halligan, J Stoker - European radiology, 2012 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer and second most common
cause of cancer-related deaths in Europe. CRC screening has been proven to reduce …

Variation in diagnostic performance among radiologists at screening CT colonography

BD Pooler, DH Kim, C Hassan, A Rinaldi, ES Burnside… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess the variation in diagnostic performance among radiologists at screening
computed tomographic (CT) colonography. Materials and Methods In this HIPAA-compliant …

American College of Gastroenterology action plan for colorectal cancer prevention

DK Rex - Official journal of the American College of …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Colorectal cancer prevention has become an increasingly important focus of clinical
gastroenterology. Clinical gastroenterologists have been leaders in colorectal cancer …

The potential of imaging techniques as a screening tool for colorectal cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis

MJE Greuter, J Berkhof, RJA Fijneman… - The British journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Imaging may be promising for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, since it has test
characteristics comparable with colonoscopy but is less invasive. We aimed to assess the …

Cost-effectiveness of CT colonography

C Hassan, PJ Pickhardt - Radiologic Clinics, 2013 - radiologic.theclinics.com
There are two main motivations for applying computer microsimulation to colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening: to estimate the long-term efficacy of a new test and to extrapolate the …

Volume and yield of screening colonoscopy at a tertiary medical center after change in medicare reimbursement

DN Prajapati, K Saeian, DG Binion… - Official journal of the …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Starting July 1, 2001, Medicare began to reimburse for screening colonoscopy
in asymptomatic adults older than 50 yr with no risk factors for colorectal cancer. We sought …