Journal article
Virtual colonoscopy: the endoscopist's point of view.
- Bauerfeind P Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. peter.bauerfeind@dim.usz.ch
- 2001-10-23
Published in:
- Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR. - 2001
Attitude of Health Personnel
Colonography, Computed Tomographic
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Neoplasms
Costs and Cost Analysis
Humans
Mass Screening
Sensitivity and Specificity
English
The major advantage of virtual colonoscopy is that it might increase acceptance of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Its disadvantages are high costs and unknown sensitivity and specificity if widely applied. It might replace colonoscopy to a substantial degree only if no bowel preparation is necessary. Gastroenterologists have to include virtual colonoscopy as a complementary method to colonoscopy. Virtual colonoscopy may increase the ratio of therapeutic colonoscopies compared with simple "diagnostic" procedures.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/s0887-2171(01)90031-9
- PMID 11665917
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/289590
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