Screening CT colonography: how I do it.
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to detail an approach to CT colonographic screening that has evolved at one institution. CONCLUSION CT colonography is a rapidly advancing technology that has great potential for addressing a deadly but preventable disease-colorectal carcinoma. CT colonography is ideally suited for widespread screening of asymptomatic adults and has become an integral component of the screening efforts at my institution since local third-party coverage was initiated.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJR. American journal of roentgenology
دوره 189 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007