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First reports of computed tomographic colonography for the screening of colorectal polyps in acromegalic patients [PDF]
, 2008 *Aim:* To analyze the CTC performance for the screening of colorectal polyps in acromegalic patients. *Materials and Methods:* A prospective study of 21 acromegalic patients, 12 male and 9 female, average age 49, who underwent CTC ...
Anke Boeving +7 more
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Review of economic evidence in the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer. [PDF]
, 2013 This paper aims to systematically review the cost-effectiveness evidence, and to provide a critical appraisal of the methods used in the model-based economic evaluation of CRC screening and subsequent surveillance.
Cairns, John A, Jeong, Kim E
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Distributed computing methodology for training neural networks in an image-guided diagnostic application [PDF]
, 2006 Distributed computing is a process through which a set of computers connected by a network is used collectively to solve a single problem. In this paper, we propose a distributed computing methodology for training neural networks for the detection of ...
Magoulas, George D. +2 more
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Is Colonoscopy Necessary in Children Suspected of Having Colonic Polyps?
Gut and Liver, 2010 Background/Aims: The clinical spectrum, histology, and endoscopic features of colonic polyps in the pediatric age group were studied to evaluate the role of colonoscopy in children suspected of having colonic polyps.
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“Obscure” Appendiceal Orifice Polyps Can Be Challenging to Identify by Colonoscopy
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2020 The primary purpose of screening colonoscopy is the detection and subsequent removal of precancerous polyps. However, effective recognition of appendiceal lesions with a standard endoscope is often challenging and is limited to the base of the cecum and ...
Afshin Amini +4 more
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Screening Relevance of Sessile Serrated Polyps [PDF]
, 2019 Conventional adenomas have historically been considered to be the only screening-relevant colorectal cancer (CRC) precursor lesion. The prevailing paradigm was that most CRCs arise along the chromosomal instability pathway, where adenomas accumulate ...
Kahi, Charles J.
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Gut PathogensBackground Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the five leading causes of cancer incidence and mortality. During the past decade, the role of the gut microbiota and its dysbiosis in colorectal tumorigenesis has been emphasized.
Asmaa A. El Leithy +8 more
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2015 Aim. The aim of the paper is to determine association between H. pylori and colonic adenomatous polyps and to explore whether treatment or chronic PPI use can mitigate this risk. Methods. This case-control study included 943 patients who had H.
Rina Zuniga +5 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1993 Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is a dominant autosomic disease characterized by the development of hundreds to thousands of colonic adenomatous polyps.
C Chagas +6 more
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Insulin Injections Promote the Growth of Aberrant Crypt Foci in the Colon of Rats [PDF]
, 1997 The main objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that exogenous insulin would enhance colon carcinogenesis. Thirty-six female F344 rats, fed ad libitum a low fat rodent chow, received a single azoxymethane injection (20 mg/kg), and were
Corpet, Denis E. +3 more
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