The second ESGAR consensus statement on CT colonography

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 720-729

  Neri, Emanuele ^a   Halligan, Steve ^b   Hellström, Mikael ^c   Lefere, Philippe ^d   Mang, Thomas ^e   Regge, Daniele ^f   Stoker, Jaap ^g   Taylor, Stuart ^b   Laghi, Andrea ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Virtual Colonoscopy Teaching Centre   (Belgium)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon; Computed tomography; CT colonography; Guidelines; Polyps

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GLUCAGON; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

AERATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; COLON POLYP; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTESTINE PREPARATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POLYPECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84876892428     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2632-x     Document Type: Article

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