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UNINA9910438008803321 |
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Titolo |
Colorectal cancer screening and computerized tomographic colonography : a comprehensive overview / / Brooks D. Cash, editor |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Springer, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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9781283934473 |
1283934477 |
9781461459439 |
1461459435 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2013.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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616.99/4347 |
616.9943470754 |
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Soggetti |
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Colon (Anatomy) - Cancer - Diagnosis |
Rectum - Cancer - Diagnosis |
Medical screening - Evaluation |
Colon (Anatomy) - Tomography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Overview of Colorectal Cancer -- Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests and Recommendations -- CTC Background and Development -- Indications and Evidence for CTC -- Performance and Interpretation of CTC -- Integration of CTC into a CRC Screening Program -- CTC Controversies (Radiation exposure, Extracolonic findings, Cost-effectiveness) -- CTC Pitfalls/Limitations -- Future Directions/Innovations with CTC (Prepless CTC, Alternative displays, Computer aided detection). |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is an authoritative volume on CT colonography. Structured in a manner that will allow the reader to understand the practical and larger public health issues surrounding both CT colonography and CRC screening in general, the text is designed to reach a broad audience of specialist clinicians and primary care physicians. The book provides an overview of the disease and risk factors of colorectal cancer, as well as the history and development of CTC as both a colorectal imaging and screening modality. The text also |
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