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Article: CT Virtual Colonoscopy for Colorectal Neoplasia.
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- Internal Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- January 15, 2004
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CT Virtual Colonoscopy for Colorectal Neoplasia
Abstract & Commentary
Synopsis: Unlike previous studies that demonstrated superiority of optical colonoscopy, this trial found that the 2 procedures were similar for detection of clinically significant lesions.
Source: Pickhardt P, et al. N Engl J Med. 2003;349(23): 2191-2200.
This multicenter study compared results of initial virtual colonoscopy with a 3-dimensional computerized tomographic (CT) approach with subsequent standard video colonoscopy. In this study, 1233 patients were evaluable (others had incomplete colonoscopy or CT failure or poor preparation). Pneumocolon for CT ...