Virtual colonoscopy for the detection of colorectal polyps and cancers in a Chinese population

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1323-1327

  Wong, Benjamin Chun Yu ^a   Wong, Wai Man ^a   Chan, John K F ^a   Lai, Kam Chuen ^a   Hu, Wayne H C ^a   Chan, Chi Kuen ^a   Lam, Shiu Kum ^a   Carr Locke, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Conventional colonoscopy; Polyp detection; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHINESE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; INTESTINE POLYP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036433083     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02892.x     Document Type: Article

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