Extracolonic findings of computed tomographic colonography in Koreans. [PDF]
World J Gastroenterol, 2009 To determine the frequency and characteristics of extracolonic lesions detected using computed tomographic (CT) colonography.The significance of extracolonic lesions was classified as high, intermediate, or low. Medical records were reviewed to establish whether further investigations were carried out pertaining to the extracolonic lesions that were ...
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Double Colorectal Cancer Only Diagnosed by Computed Tomographic Colonography [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2008 A 58-year-old woman presented to her physician with rectal bleeding and intermittent diarrhea. Optical colonoscopy revealed a bulky tumor which was diagnosed as rectal cancer. She was referred to our institution for further evaluation and treatment. Slim
Koichi Nagata +3 more
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Adverse events following computed tomographic colonography compared to optical colonoscopy in the elderly [PDF]
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2014 Objective: To evaluate gastrointestinal and cardiovascular adverse event risks associated with optical colonoscopy (OC) among Medicare outpatients who received computed tomography colonography (CTC) as their initial method of colorectal evaluation ...
Hanna M. Zafar +3 more
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Inverted appendix: Computed tomographic colonography diagnosis in a patient and lesson learned [PDF]
South African Journal of Radiology, 2015 The role of computed tomographic colonography in the diagnosis of an inverted appendix is described in an adult woman, with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, who underwent a laparotomy during her childhood for severe abdominal pain.
Joel Bortz
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Computed tomographic colonography: Diagnosis of an incarcerated Spigelian hernia [PDF]
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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Journal of the Anus, Rectum and ColonObjectives: To investigate patient acceptance and preference for computed tomographic colonography (CTC) over colonoscopy. Methods: Participants were recruited from a nationwide multicenter trial in Japan to assess the accuracy of CTC detection.
Takashi Kato +5 more
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Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2008 RACIONAL: A colonografia tomográfica computadorizada tem sido proposta como teste substituto da colonoscopia para o diagnóstico de pólipos colorretais em programas de rastreamento de câncer de intestino grosso.
Gustavo Kuhn Pfeifer +2 more
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ERRORS WHEN PERFORMING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY (VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY) AND ASSESSING ITS RESULTS [PDF]
Вестник рентгенологии и радиологии, 2016 Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) is a noninvasive diagnostic method for significantly identifying clinically relevant colonic and rectal tumors.
N. N. Rogozina +3 more
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Performance of computed tomographic colonography for the screening of colorectal polyp in acromegalic patients: a prospective study Desempenho da colonografia tomográfica computadorizada para o rastreamento de pólipo colorretal em pacientes acromegálicos: um estudo prospectivo [PDF]
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2009 CONTEXT: Acromegalic patients have better chances to develop colorectal polyps and cancer and, considered a high-risk group, need to undergo frequent screening examinations.
Odery Ramos Jr. +5 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological SurgeryBackground Recent studies have focused on evaluating the biomarker value of textural features in radiological images. Our study investigated whether or not a texture analysis of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) images could be a novel biomarker ...
Hisashi Mamiya +9 more
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