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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on October 28, 2008
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(21):1492-1499; doi:10.1093/jnci/djn403
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Virtual Colonoscopy Accepted As Primary Colon Cancer Screening Test

Nancy J. Nelson

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For several years, colonoscopy has been considered the most accurate method for detecting colon cancer. However, the technology for another screening option, virtual colonoscopy—also known as computerized tomographic (CT) colonography—has been improving rapidly since its introduction in the mid-1990s.

In a recent trial known as the ACRIN (American College of Radiology Imaging Network) National CT Colonography Trial, researchers used the latest imaging software and specially trained radiologists at 15 sites across the country to determine whether CT colonography can detect suspicious colon polyps as accurately as conventional colonoscopy. The answer seems to be a resounding yes, as reported in the September 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

"In the largest CT colonography study published to date, the results show that CT colonography can be adopted into mainstream clinical practice as a primary option for colorectal cancer screening," said C. Daniel Johnson, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Colon Cancer Tests Endorsed in New Guidelines


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