CT colonography: The next colon screening examination?

Radiology

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 331-341

  Johnson, C Daniel ^a   Dachman, Abraham H ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colon, abnormalities; Colon, CT; Colon, diseases

Indexed keywords

COLON CANCER; COLON POLYP; COLONOGRAPHY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033894597     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.216.2.r00au47331     Document Type: Review

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