The Role of CT colonography in a colorectal cancer screening program

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 367-377

  Mergener, Klaus ^a  

^a Digestive Health Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Colonography; Colonoscopy; Computed tomography; Endoscopy; Screening

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952561289     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2010.02.008     Document Type: Review

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