Colonography by computed tomography

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 809-813

  Florie, Jasper ^a   Van Gelder, Rogier E ^a   Stoker, Jaap ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colonography; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal polyps; Computed tomography; Evaluation studies; Radiography; Screening; Sensitivity and specificity; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLYP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; REVIEW; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIATION, IONIZING; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 23044488744     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200508000-00005     Document Type: Review

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