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The Cost-Effectiveness of AI-Assisted Colonoscopy as a Primary or Secondary Screening Test in a Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: Markov Modeling–Based Cost Effectiveness Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and poses a heavy burden on health care systems.
Martin CS Wong   +4 more
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Quality is the Key for Emerging Issues of Population-based Colonoscopy Screening [PDF]

open access: yesThe Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Colonoscopy is currently regarded as the gold standard and preferred method of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the benefit of colonoscopy screening may be blunted by low participation rate in population-based screening program.
Jin Young Yoon   +2 more
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What do ‘false-positive’ stool tests really mean? Data from the New Hampshire colonoscopy registry

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2023
We utilized the population-based New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry to calculate false discovery rates (FDR) and positive predictive values (PPVs) using three ‘positive’ colonoscopy definitions.
Lynn F. Butterly   +5 more
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Regional variations and associations between colonoscopy resource availability and colonoscopy utilisation: a population-based descriptive study in Ontario, Canada

open access: yesBMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2022
Objective There is substantial variation in colonoscopy use and evidence of long wait times for the procedure. Understanding the role of system-level resources in colonoscopy utilisation may point to a potential intervention target to improve colonoscopy
Patti A Groome   +4 more
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Comparison of adenoma detection in different colorectal segments between deep-sedated and unsedated colonoscopy

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
To investigate if deep-sedated colonoscopy affects adenoma detection in certain colorectal segment. Review of colonoscopy reports, electronic images and medical records of individuals underwent screening colonoscopy with or without propofol sedation ...
Yue Sui   +14 more
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The Difficult Colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007
Colorectal cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among nonsmokers in Canada (1) and is the second leading cause of cancer mortality overall. It is estimated that in 2007, approximately 21,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and that nearly 9000 will die from it (2).
Todd N Witte, Robert Enns
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Endoscopic treatment of rectal neuroendocrine tumors: a consecutive analysis of multi-institutional data [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Coloproctology
Purpose The incidence of rectal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is increasing owing to a rise in colonoscopy screening. For the endoscopic removal of NETs, complete resection including the submucosal layer is essential.
Jae Won Shin   +8 more
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Assessing data availability and quality within an electronic health record system through external validation against an external clinical data source

open access: yesBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2019
Background Approximately 20% of deaths in the US each year are attributable to smoking, yet current practices in the recording of this health risk in electronic health records (EHRs) have not led to discernable changes in health outcomes.
Ellen L. Palmer   +6 more
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Colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 1972
Colonoscopy is an accepted technique for investigation of the colon. No portion of the large bowel is inaccessible to the diagnostic and therapeutic approach by flexible colonoscopy. The technical aspects of instrumentation have yielded to progress, with a small television chip currently incorporated into the tip of endoscopes transmitting an excellent
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Virtual colonoscopy versus optical colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesExpert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics, 2010
IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: The high prevalence of colon carcinoma combined with the low compliance of currently recommended screening guidelines explains the continued high mortality rate of colon cancer. Utilizing a strategy of virtual colonoscopy (VC) in asymptomatic patients over 50, with optical colonoscopy (OC) follow-up for removal of detected ...
Robert J Richards, Zhengrong Liang
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