Computed tomographic colonography: Ready for prime time?

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 901-909

  Rockey, Don C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colon; Computed tomography; Imaging; Polyp

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON INJURY; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; REVIEW; TUMOR VOLUME;

COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78549239198     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2010.08.030     Document Type: Review

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