An initial experience with screening for colon polyps using spiral CT with and without CT colography (virtual colonoscopy)

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 309-313

  Rex, Douglas K ^a   Vining, David ^b   Kopecky, Kenyon K ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ADENOMA; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032872107     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ge.1999.v50.97776     Document Type: Article

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