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 …

Screening for Colorectal Neoplasia with CT Colonography: Initial Experience from the 1st Year of Coverage by Third-Party Payers1

PJ Pickhardt, AJ Taylor, DH Kim, M Reichelderfer… - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To evaluate our experience in the 1st year of computed tomographic (CT)
colonography screening since the initiation of local third-party payer coverage. Materials …

CT colonography may improve colorectal cancer screening compliance

FJ Moawad, CL Maydonovitch… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. While colonoscopy is currently the preferred test for colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening, the invasive and time-consuming characteristics of the test are often cited as …

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 …

Meta-analysis: computed tomographic colonography

BP Mulhall, GR Veerappan… - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005 - acpjournals.org
Background: Computed tomographic (CT) colonography, also called virtual colonoscopy, is
an evolving technology under evaluation as a new method of screening for colorectal …

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 …

CT colonography: results and limitations

S Halligan, SA Taylor - European journal of radiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Meta-analysis of data from studies of CT colonography suggests that it has excellent per-
patient average sensitivity and average specificity for detection of adenomatous polyps and …

CT colonography: the next colon screening examination?

CD Johnson, AH Dachman - Radiology, 2000 - pubs.rsna.org
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography is a new-generation technique for detecting
colorectal neoplasms by using volumetric CT data combined with specialized imaging …

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 …

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 …