Detection of flat lesions in the colon with CT colonography

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 292-300

  Fidler, J L ^a   Johnson, C D ^a   MacCarty, R L ^a   Welch, T J ^a   Hara, A K ^a   Harmsen, W S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon, abnormalities; Colon, computed tomography; Colon, neoplasms; Colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SUPINE POSITION; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; COLON; HYPERPLASIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPS; AGED; COLON; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036557956     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-001-0171-z     Document Type: Article

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