Computed Tomographic Colonography

Known as: Colonography, CT, Computed Tomography Colonography, Virtual Colonoscopy 
An imaging technique of the colon involving helical computed tomography and computer software to generate high-resolution 2-dimensional and 3… (More)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Computed tomographic colonography versus colonoscopy for investigation of patients with symptoms suggestive of colorectal cancer (SIGGAR): a multicentre randomised trial
BACKGROUND Colonoscopy is the gold-standard test for investigation of symptoms suggestive of colorectal cancer; computed… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Detection of circulating tumor cells in peripheral blood of patients with metastatic breast cancer: a validation study of the CellSearch system.
PURPOSE The CellSearch system (Veridex, Warren, NJ) is designed to enrich and enumerate circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Analysis of air contrast barium enema, computed tomographic colonography, and colonoscopy: prospective comparison
BACKGROUND The usefulness of currently available colon imaging tests, including air contrast barium enema (ACBE), computed… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Computed tomographic virtual colonoscopy computer-aided polyp detection in a screening population.
BACKGROUND & AIMS The sensitivity of computed tomographic (CT) virtual colonoscopy (CT colonography) for detecting polyps varies… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy): a multicenter comparison with standard colonoscopy for detection of colorectal neoplasia.
CONTEXT Conventional colonoscopy is the best available method for detection of colorectal cancer; however, it is invasive and not… (More)
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Review
2004
Review
2004
CAD techniques, challenges, andcontroversies in computed tomographic colonography
Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) for computed tomographic colonography (CTC) automatically detects the locations of suspicious… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Prospective blinded evaluation of computed tomographic colonography for screen detection of colorectal polyps.
BACKGROUND & AIMS This study used a low lesion prevalence population reflective of the screening setting to estimate the… (More)
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2002
2002
Detection of colorectal lesions with virtual computed tomographic colonography.
BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to compare the performance of virtual computed tomographic colonography with that of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Colorectal neoplasia: performance characteristics of CT colonography for detection in 300 patients.
PURPOSE To determine the sensitivity and specificity of computed tomographic (CT) colonography for colorectal polyp and cancer… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Computed tomographic colonography and conventional colonoscopy for colon diseases: a prospective, blinded study
OBJECTIVES:Computed tomographic (CT) colonography or virtual colonoscopy is a new diagnostic method for the colon and rectum… (More)
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