Virtual colonoscopy in the US Army: Current utilization at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-152

  Long, Jeremiah R ^a   Frew, Michael I ^a   Brazaitis, Michael P ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Colon cancer; Colon polyps; Colorectal cancer screening; Computed tomography colonography; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; BISACODYL; MACROGOL; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE;

ARMY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLON LAVAGE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; MILITARY MEDICINE; OPTICAL COLONOSCOPY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; FORECASTING; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955464994     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-010-9623-7     Document Type: Article

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