The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic utility of contrast-enhanced CT colonography for postoperative surveillance in patients who had curative colon cancer resection and remain without ...
In this second U.S. multisite study of computed tomographic (CT) colonography, 615 adults (50 or older) who had been referred to nine centers (8 U.S. and 1 U.K.) for various clinical indications ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography is used to examine the colon and rectum to detect abnormalities such as polyps and cancer. Polyps may be adenomatous (which have the potential to become ...
Bethesda, Maryland () – The risk of developing cancer as a result of being exposed to X-rays during computed tomography colonography (also known as "virtual colonoscopy" or CT colonography ...
Bethesda, Maryland (Sept. 1, 2004) – A future trends report published today in the American Gastroenterological Association's journal Gastroenterology, concludes that CT colonography (often referred ...
John C. Fang, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, discusses the costs and benefits of CT colonography. Dr. John C. Fang: I don ...
CT colonography (CTC), or virtual colonoscopy, is more effective than the traditional X-ray test with a barium enema, and should be considered along with colonoscopy as an alternative to investigate ...
A new study by Pickhardt and colleagues has explored the relationship between CT colonography (CTC) and optical colonoscopy findings. The results show that the diagnostic 'confidence score' for a ...