Survival, quality-adjusted survival and mortality are important and related measures of
outcome in cancer care. The impact of imaging on these outcomes can be ascertained from …

Hintergrund Die Zunahme abdomineller Zufallsbefunde in den letzten Jahren ist einerseits
auf eine zunehmende Anzahl der Schnittbilduntersuchungen, andererseits auch auf eine …

A better understanding of the risks and benefits of extracolonic findings and radiation dose
will aid in the safe and proper implementation of CT colonography in clinical practice. The …

Zusammenfassung Klinisches Problem Das kolorektale Karzinom (CRK) ist eine der
häufigsten Ursachen für tumorassoziierte Morbidität und Mortalität. Es entwickelt sich in der …

Existing and emerging colorectal screening tests can be assessed in terms of the key
categories of diagnostic performance, procedural risks, patient acceptability, and cost …

Background Early and timely diagnosis benefits the prognosis of patients with colorectal
cancer (CRC). The purpose of this study was to explore biomarkers with diagnostic ability in …

Aim To perform an objective, intra-individual comparison of residual colonic fluid volume
and attenuation associated with the current front-line laxative magnesium citrate (MgC) …

Computed Tomography (CT) was first introduced as a medical device in the 1970's, and has
since become a ubiquitous imaging tool. Recent technical advances including faster scan …

Purpose: To analyze the impact of adding computed tomographic (CT) imaging of the chest
on the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of CT colonography to determine …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in western societies, in
which its therapeutic cost also represents a substantial economic burden [1]. According to …