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: coming of age

CD Johnson - American Journal of Roentgenology, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to highlight key issues in CT colonography (CTC)
for radiologists so they can represent the technology accurately to referring physicians and …

Colorectal cancer screening issues: a role for CT colonography?

PM McMahon, GS Gazelle - Abdominal imaging, 2000 - Springer
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States and will cause
56,700 deaths in 2001, despite the availability of screening tests capable of detecting the …

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 …

Current status of CT colonography

SM Frentz, RM Summers - Academic radiology, 2006 - academicradiology.org
In 2006, over 55,000 Americans are expected to die of colorectal cancer (CRC)(1). It is
estimated that there is over a 5% chance that an American will develop CRC in their lifetime …

CT colonography: current status and future promise

S Summerton, E Little, MS Cappell - Gastroenterology Clinics of North …, 2008 - Elsevier
CT colonography (CTC) is an innovative technology that entails CT examination of the entire
colon and computerized processing of the raw data after colon cleansing and colonic …

[HTML][HTML] CT colonography is the perfect colorectal screening test that unfortunately few people use yet

DH Kim - Korean Journal of Radiology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,
Madison, WI, USA combines the best aspects of the various screening studies in use …

CT colonography for colon cancer screening

S Banerjee, J Van Dam - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2006 - giejournal.org
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with
over 130,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Most colon cancers arise from preexisting …

CT colonography: pitfalls in interpretation

PJ Pickhardt, DH Kim - Radiologic Clinics, 2013 - radiologic.theclinics.com
CT colonography (CTC) has rapidly evolved into a highly effective minimally invasive test for
detecting colorectal polyps and cancers. 1, 2 With attention to detail and proper technique in …

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 …