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 …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis

J Yee, S Weinstein, T Morgan, P Alore… - Journal of Cancer, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CT colonography (CTC) is a validated colorectal cancer test that provides an additional
minimally-invasive screening option which is likely to be preferred by some patients …

Extraurinary incidental findings on CT for hematuria: the radiologist's role and downstream cost analysis

AE Morgan, LL Berland, SS Ananyev… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purposes of this study of patients who underwent CT for hematuria were to
understand how radiologists' recommendations regarding incidental findings affect their …

Detection of extracolonic pathologic findings with CT colonography: a discrete choice experiment of perceived benefits versus harms

AA Plumb, D Boone, H Fitzke, E Helbren, S Mallett… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the maximum rate of false-positive diagnoses that patients and health
care professionals were willing to accept in exchange for detection of extracolonic …

Colon capsule endoscopy: detection of colonic polyps compared with conventional colonoscopy and visualization of extracolonic pathologies

AF Hagel, E Gäbele, M Raithel… - Canadian Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Conventional colonoscopy (CC) is the gold standard for diagnostic
examination of the colon. However, the overall acceptance of this procedure is low due to …

Капсульная эндоскопия в диагностике заболеваний тонкой и толстой кишки (обзор литературы)

АА Ликутов - Колопроктология, 2016 - ruproctology.com
Аннотация Видеокапсульная колоноскопия-малоинвазивный метод диагностики
воспалительных и опухолевых заболеваний желудочнокишечного тракта. Это …

[HTML][HTML] When the non-contrast-enhanced phase is unnecessary in abdominal computed tomography scans? A retrospective analysis of 244 cases

DMC Costa, PS Salvadori, RF Monjardim… - Radiologia …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To evaluate the necessity of the non contrast-enhanced phase in abdominal
computed tomography scans. Materials and Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional …

The challenges of CT colonography reimbursement

AH Dachman, J Yee - Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2013 - Elsevier
CT colonography has been shown to be an effective method to screen for colorectal cancer.
However, at present, full endorsement and reimbursement for screening CT colonography …

CT Colonography to exclude colorectal cancer in symptomatic patients

S Badiani, ST Hernandez, S Karandikar… - European …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Objectives CT Colonography (CTC) is being increasingly used for the radiological
evaluation of colorectal symptoms. Aim of this study was to assess the role of CTC in …