Polyp size measurement at CT colonography: what do we know and what do we need to know?

RM Summers - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Polyp size is a critical biomarker for clinical management. Larger polyps have a greater
likelihood of being or of becoming an adenocarcinoma. To balance the referral rate for …

Screening for colorectal cancer: a targeted, updated systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

EP Whitlock, JS Lin, E Liles, TL Beil… - Annals of internal …, 2008 - acpjournals.org
Background: In 2002, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended
colorectal cancer screening for adults 50 years of age or older but concluded that evidence …

Prospective blinded comparison of polyp size on computed tomography colonography and endoscopic colonoscopy

C Barancin, PJ Pickhardt, DH Kim, B Spier… - Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The size of polyps found on computed tomography colonography
(CTC) has been suggested as the major determinant of patient management. We compared …

Using CT colonography as a triage technique after a positive faecal occult blood test in colorectal cancer screening

MH Liedenbaum, AF van Rijn, AH de Vries, HM Dekker… - Gut, 2009 - gut.bmj.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of CT colonography
(CTC) as a triage technique in faecal occult blood test (FOBT)-positive screening …

CT colonography: pitfalls in interpretation

PJ Pickhardt, DH Kim - Radiologic Clinics, 2013 - radiologic.theclinics.com
CT colonography (CTC) has rapidly evolved into a highly effective minimally invasive test for
detecting colorectal polyps and cancers. 1, 2 With attention to detail and proper technique in …

Evolution of screen-detected small (6–9 mm) polyps after a 3-year surveillance interval: assessment of growth with CT colonography compared with histopathology

CJT Nolthenius, TN Boellaard… - Official journal of the …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Volumetric growth assessment has been proposed for predicting advanced
histology at surveillance computed tomography (CT) colonography (CTC). We examined …

Performance of a previously validated CT colonography computer-aided detection system in a new patient population

RM Summers, LR Handwerker… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. A computer-aided detection (CAD) system with high sensitivity in the detection
of adenomatous polyps in varied CT colonography (CTC) data sets increases the utility of …

[HTML][HTML] Use of disposable graduated biopsy forceps improves accuracy of polyp size measurements during endoscopy

HY Jin, Q Leng - World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To determine the accuracy of endoscopic polyp size measurements using disposable
graduated biopsy forceps (DGBF). METHODS: Gradations accurate to 1 mm were assessed …

Employing topographical height map in colonic polyp measurement and false positive reduction

J Yao, J Li, RM Summers - Pattern Recognition, 2009 - Elsevier
CT colonography (CTC) is an emerging minimally invasive technique for screening and
diagnosing colon cancers. Computer aided detection (CAD) techniques can increase …

Wavelet method for CT colonography computer‐aided polyp detection a

J Li, R Van Uitert, J Yao, N Petrick… - Medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) computer aided detection (CAD) is a new
method to detect colon polyps. Colonic polyps are abnormal growths that may become …