Medicare cost of colorectal cancer screening: CT colonography vs. optical colonoscopy

B Pyenson, PJ Pickhardt, TG Sawhney, M Berrios - Abdominal imaging, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Purpose: To compare the Medicare population cost of colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening of average risk individuals by CT colonography (CTC) vs. optical colonoscopy …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Computed tomographic colonography compared with colonoscopy or barium enema for diagnosis of colorectal cancer in older symptomatic patients: two …

S Halligan, E Dadswell, K Wooldrage… - Health technology …, 2015 - europepmc.org
Background Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) is a relatively new diagnostic test
that may be superior to existing alternatives to investigate the large bowel. Objectives To …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of plasma miRNAs for diagnosis and risk estimation of colorectal cancer

WY Chen, XJ Zhao, ZF Yu, FL Hu, YP Liu… - … journal of clinical and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) were recognized to be potential non-invasive biomarkers
for colorectal cancer (CRC) detection and prediction. Meanwhile, the association of the …

[HTML][HTML] Computed tomography colonography in 2014: an update on technique and indications

A Laghi - World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Twenty years after its introduction, computed tomographic colonography (CTC) has reached
its maturity, and it can reasonably be considered the best radiological diagnostic test for …

Serum microRNA‑592 serves as a novel potential biomarker for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Z Pan, L Miao - Oncology letters, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-associated mortality
worldwide. Currently, available diagnostic biomarkers are neither sensitive nor specific …

Low rates of cancer or high-grade dysplasia in colorectal polyps collected from computed tomography colonography screening

PJ Pickhardt, KS Hain, DH Kim, C Hassan - Clinical Gastroenterology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: In patients with polyps detected at computed tomography
colonography (CTC) screening, management decisions are influenced by the likelihood of …

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 …

Overview of white papers of the ACR incidental findings committee ii on adnexal, vascular, splenic, nodal, gallbladder, and biliary findings

LL Berland - Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper summarizes the background, objectives, and process for developing 4 new white
papers on adnexal, vascular, splenic, nodal, gallbladder, and biliary incidental findings and …