An international review of the main cost-effectiveness drivers of virtual colonography versus conventional colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening: is the tide …

C Kriza, M Emmert, P Wahlster, C Niederländer… - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives The majority of recent cost-effectiveness reviews concluded that computerised
tomographic colonography (CTC) is not a cost-effective colorectal cancer (CRC) screening …

An analysis of the potential impact of computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy) on colonoscopy demand

C Hur, GS Gazelle, ME Zalis, DK Podolsky - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: There has been much speculation about the potential impact on the
use of conventional colonoscopy if “virtual” computed tomographic colonography (CTC) …

CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) for primary colorectal screening: challenges facing clinical implementation

PJ Pickhardt - Abdominal imaging, 2004 - Springer
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also referred to as virtual colonoscopy, is a
minimally invasive test for the detection of colorectal polyps. Although its initial performance …

Should computed tomographic colonography replace optical colonoscopy in screening for colorectal cancer?

GR Veerappan, BD Cash - Polskie Archiwum Medycyny …, 2009 - europepmc.org
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 …

Colon cancer screening with CT colonography: logistics, cost-effectiveness, efficiency and progress

AE Obaro, DN Burling, AA Plumb - The British journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality can be significantly reduced by population
screening. Several different screening methods are currently in use, and this review focuses …

CT colonography for population screening of colorectal cancer: hints from European trials

L Sali, D Regge - The British Journal of Radiology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
CT colonography (CTC) is a minimally invasive radiological investigation of the colon.
Robust evidence indicates that CTC is safe, well tolerated and highly accurate for the …

CT colonography for population screening: ready for prime time?

PJ Pickhardt - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2015 - Springer
Since its introduction 20 years ago, CT colonography (CTC), also referred to as virtual
colonoscopy, has evolved from an experimental research tool with relatively limited clinical …

At what costs will screening with CT colonography be competitive? A cost‐effectiveness approach

I Lansdorp‐Vogelaar… - … journal of cancer, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The costs of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) are not yet established for
screening use. In our study, we estimated the threshold costs for which CTC screening …

The role of CT colonography in a colorectal cancer screening program

K Mergener - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics, 2010 - giendo.theclinics.com
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 …

Cost-effectiveness of computed tomography colonography in colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review

P Hanly, M Skally, H Fenlon, L Sharp - International journal of …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Objectives: The European Code Against Cancer recommends individuals aged≥ 50 should
participate in colorectal cancer screening. CT-colonography (CTC) is one of several …