Helical CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy): The challenge that exists between advancing technology and generalizability

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 549-559

  McFarland, Elizabeth G ^a   Brink, James A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; COLON MUCOSA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032841253     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.173.3.10470878     Document Type: Review

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