Accuracy of computed tomographic colonography for the detection of polyps and colorectal tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-17

  Chaparro, María ^a,c   Gisbert, Javier P ^a   Del Campo, Lourdes ^b   Cantero, José ^a   Maté, José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Computed tomographic colonography; Computed tomographic colonoscopy; Computed tomography colonography; Polyps; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL DISEASE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECTUM POLYP; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65449168056     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000215387     Document Type: Review

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