TY - JOUR
T1 - Colonography by computed tomography
AU - Florie, Jasper
AU - van Gelder, Rogier E.
AU - Stoker, Jaap
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Computed tomographic colonography ('virtual colonoscopy') has shown promising results in the detection of large (>= 10mm) polyps in populations with a high prevalence of polyps. Recent studies in low prevalence populations, however, show variable results in sensitivity, ranging from 55% to 94% for the detection of patients with polyps measuring 10 mm or longer. Therefore questions have been raised about computed tomographic colonography as a screening method, probably the most valuable use of this technique. This article describes possible causes of these remarkable differences as well as advances in computed tomographic colonography
AB - Computed tomographic colonography ('virtual colonoscopy') has shown promising results in the detection of large (>= 10mm) polyps in populations with a high prevalence of polyps. Recent studies in low prevalence populations, however, show variable results in sensitivity, ranging from 55% to 94% for the detection of patients with polyps measuring 10 mm or longer. Therefore questions have been raised about computed tomographic colonography as a screening method, probably the most valuable use of this technique. This article describes possible causes of these remarkable differences as well as advances in computed tomographic colonography
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/00042737-200508000-00005
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/00042737-200508000-00005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16003128
SN - 0954-691X
VL - 17
SP - 809
EP - 813
JO - European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
JF - European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
IS - 8
ER -