USEFULNESS OF CT COLONOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH OCCLUSIVE COLORECTAL CANCER BEFORE METALLIC STENT PLACEMENT: A SINGLE ENTER EXPERIENCE [PDF]
, 2015 Up to 15% of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) present with large bowel obstruction. Currently, computed tomography colonography (CTC) is regarded as a promising technique for complete evaluation of the proximal colon and simultaneous assessment of ...
Albano, D +15 more
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Cancer Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 2, Page 824-836, January 2020., 2020 Although adherence to colorectal cancer screening has a substantial impact on clinical outcomes, estimating the magnitude of this impact has been challenging. This study provides a quantitative analysis of the extent to which differences in adherence rates affect clinical outcomes of different screening strategies.
Elvira D’Andrea +3 more
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Terminal digit preference biases polyp size measurements at endoscopy, computed tomographic colonography and histopathology [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Terminal digit preference bias for "pleasing" numbers has been described in many areas of medicine. The aim of this study was to determine whether endoscopists, radiologists, and pathologists exhibit such bias when measuring ...
Altman, D +7 more
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Appearances of screen-detected versus symptomatic colorectal cancers at CT colonography. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the morphology, radiological stage, conspicuity, and computer-assisted detection (CAD) characteristics of colorectal cancers (CRC) detected by computed tomographic colonography (CTC) in screening and ...
Atkin, WS +7 more
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Computed tomographic colonography: Diagnosis of an incarcerated Spigelian hernia
South African Journal of Radiology, 2014 A 68-year-old obese man underwent computed tomographic colonography (CTC) scanning to investigate worsening constipation and lower abdominal discomfort on his left side.Optical colonoscopy was contraindicated because of his comorbidities.
Joel H. Bortz
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Dépistage du cancer colorectal en 2006 [PDF]
, 2007 peer reviewedColorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death in Northern countries and needs a national screening program to reduce mortality and improve quality of life. Screening has to be cost-effective and acceptable for patients.
Belaiche, Jacques +3 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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Multi-scale characterizations of colon polyps via computed tomographic colonography
Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art, 2019 Texture features have played an essential role in the field of medical imaging for computer-aided diagnosis. The gray-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM)-based texture descriptor has emerged to become one of the most successful feature sets for these ...
Weiguo Cao +6 more
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Study protocol: Population screening for colorectal cancer by colonoscopy or CT colonography: A randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most prevalent type of cancer in Europe. Early detection and removal of CRC or its precursor lesions by population screening can reduce mortality.
Ballegooijen, M. (Marjolein) van +12 more
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New Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2000 This article provides an overview of recently developed, noninvasive imaging modalities for the evaluation of gastrointestinal disease processes. The advent of spiral computed tomography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and conventional ...
Faranak Tafazoli +5 more
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