Impact of a CT colonography screening program on endoscopic colonoscopy in clinical practice

DC Schwartz, KJ Dasher, A Said… - Official journal of the …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE The potential effect of CT colonography (CTC) on endoscopic colonoscopy
(EC) has been the topic of much speculation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

CT colonography: does it satisfy the necessary criteria for a colorectal screening test?

PJ Pickhardt - Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Existing and emerging colorectal screening tests can be assessed in terms of the key
categories of diagnostic performance, procedural risks, patient acceptability, and cost …

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 …

Imaging and screening for colorectal cancer with CT colonography

PJ Pickhardt - Radiologic Clinics, 2017 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the secondleading cause of cancer death, despite the fact
that it is readily preventable via screen detection (and removal) of clinically relevant polyps …

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

J Yee - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, 2003 - Elsevier
CT colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy) was first introduced in 1994 as a novel imaging
technique for the detection of colorectal polyps and cancer. It is currently proposed as a new …

CT colonography: perforation rates and potential radiation risks

AB de Gonzalez, KP Kim, J Yee - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy …, 2010 - giendo.theclinics.com
Colorectal cancer is a common cancer that can be detected in advance by screening. 1
Unfortunately screening uptake is relatively low, partly because the acceptability of the …

Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance with CT colonography: current controversies and obstacles

RE Van Gelder, J Florie, J Stoker - Abdominal imaging, 2004 - Springer
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography has been advocated as an alternative colorectal
screening method because studies in populations with a high prevalence of polyps have …

Screening and surveillance of colorectal cancer using CT colonography

M Kumar, BD Cash - Current treatment options in gastroenterology, 2017 - Springer
Opinion Statement Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cancer among throughout the
world with the highest rates in developed countries such as the USA. There is ample …

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 …