Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US …

B Levin, DA Lieberman, B McFarland, KS Andrews… - Gastroenterology, 2008 - Elsevier
In the United States, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer diagnosed
among men and women and the second leading cause of death from cancer. CRC largely …

Cancer risks from diagnostic radiology

EJ Hall, DJ Brenner - The British journal of radiology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of CT scans performed, both
in the US and the UK, which has fuelled concern about the long-term consequences of these …

Colorectal cancer: CT colonography and colonoscopy for detection—systematic review and meta-analysis

PJ Pickhardt, C Hassan, S Halligan, R Marmo - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies assessing
the sensitivity of both computed tomographic (CT) colonography and optical colonoscopy …

Participation and yield of colonoscopy versus non-cathartic CT colonography in population-based screening for colorectal cancer: a randomised controlled trial

EM Stoop, MC de Haan, TR de Wijkerslooth… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Screening for colorectal cancer is widely recommended, but the preferred
strategy remains unidentified. We aimed to compare participation and diagnostic yield …

Surgical management and outcomes of 165 colonoscopic perforations from a single institution

CW Iqbal, DC Cullinane, HJ Schiller… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background Increasing use of colonoscopy is making iatrogenic perforations more common.
We herein present our experience with operative management of colonoscopic-related …

The second ESGAR consensus statement on CT colonography

E Neri, S Halligan, M Hellström, P Lefere, T Mang… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objective To update quality standards for CT colonography based on consensus among
opinion leaders within the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology …

Colorectal cancer screening

SJ Winawer - Best practice & research Clinical gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer is a worldwide problem having global increases in the number of cases
and deaths because of the expanding and aging of the population in both developing and …

Mass screening with CT colonography: should the radiation exposure be of concern?

DJ Brenner, MA Georgsson - Gastroenterology, 2005 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Computed tomography colonography (CTC), particularly using
noncathartic techniques, has the clear potential to increase compliance for colorectal cancer …

Diagnostic accuracy of laxative-free computed tomographic colonography for detection of adenomatous polyps in asymptomatic adults: a prospective evaluation

ME Zalis, MA Blake, W Cai, PF Hahn… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Background: Colon screening by optical colonoscopy (OC) or computed tomographic
colonography (CTC) requires a laxative bowel preparation, which inhibits screening …

Meta-analysis comparing CT colonography, air contrast barium enema, and colonoscopy

AS Rosman, MA Korsten - The American journal of medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Published studies have reported a wide range of sensitivities and
specificities for computed tomographic (CT) colonography for polyp detection, generating …