Computed tomographic virtual colonoscopy to screen for colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults.

J Pickhardt, Perry; Richard Choi, J; Hwang, Inku; A Butler, James; L Puckett, Michael; A Hildebrandt, Hans; K Wong, Roy; A Nugent, Pamela; A Mysliwiec, Pauline; R Schindler, William

doi:10.1056/nejmoa031618

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Computed tomographic virtual colonoscopy to screen for colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults.

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Perry J Pickhardt

J Richard Choi

Inku Hwang

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the performance characteristics of computed tomographic (CT) virtual colonoscopy for the detection of colorectal neoplasia in an average-risk screening population. METHODS: A total of 1233 asymptomatic adults (mean age, 57.8 years) underwent same-day virtual and optical colo...

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