{"title":"CT colonography","authors":"Subhas Banerjee MD, Jacques Van Dam MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.clinup.2006.01.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Commentary</h3><p>Colon-cancer screening has been endorsed by numerous medical professional societies, and several screening methods are reimbursable by most third-party payers. Of the screening methods, colonoscopy has the best sensitivity for polyps, with the added advantage of a therapeutic option during the initial examination, making it the currently favored method. There has been substantial press coverage of this important preventive health measure, and it has been incorporated into quality measures for primary care providers. Despite these facts, current compliance with any colon-cancer screening modality is only 30% to 40%. CT colonography (CTC) is a new, alternative method for imaging the colon. Drs Banerjee and Van Dam review the current methodology and the accuracy of CTC. They also review the cost and patient satisfaction issues that will help determine its ultimate role in colon imaging and colon cancer screening.</p><p><em>– Grace H. Elta, MD</em></p></div>","PeriodicalId":100280,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Update","volume":"13 3","pages":"Pages 1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.clinup.2006.01.001","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Update","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1070721206000029","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Colon-cancer screening has been endorsed by numerous medical professional societies, and several screening methods are reimbursable by most third-party payers. Of the screening methods, colonoscopy has the best sensitivity for polyps, with the added advantage of a therapeutic option during the initial examination, making it the currently favored method. There has been substantial press coverage of this important preventive health measure, and it has been incorporated into quality measures for primary care providers. Despite these facts, current compliance with any colon-cancer screening modality is only 30% to 40%. CT colonography (CTC) is a new, alternative method for imaging the colon. Drs Banerjee and Van Dam review the current methodology and the accuracy of CTC. They also review the cost and patient satisfaction issues that will help determine its ultimate role in colon imaging and colon cancer screening.
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