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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438008803321

Titolo

Colorectal cancer screening and computerized tomographic colonography : a comprehensive overview / / Brooks D. Cash, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

9781283934473

1283934477

9781461459439

1461459435

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CashBrooks D. <1967->

Disciplina

616.99/4347

616.9943470754

Soggetti

Colon (Anatomy) - Cancer - Diagnosis

Rectum - Cancer - Diagnosis

Medical screening - Evaluation

Colon (Anatomy) - Tomography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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).

Sommario/riassunto

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



reviews the controversies, potential pitfalls, and exciting new directions and capabilities inherent in the practice of CTC. Filled with high quality images and authored by experts in the field, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is the definitive reference for clinicians interested in computerized tomographic colonography and CRC screening.