CT colonography: Perforation rates and potential radiation risks

A. Berrington de Gonzalez; Kwang Pyo Kim; Judy Yee

doi:10.1016/j.giec.2010.02.003

CT colonography: Perforation rates and potential radiation risks

A. Berrington de Gonzalez, Kwang Pyo Kim, Judy Yee

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Abstract

Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) has emerged as an alternative screening tool for colorectal cancer due to the potential to provide good efficacy combined with greater acceptability than optical colonoscopy or fecal occult blood testing. However, some organizations have raised concerns about the potential harms, including perforation rates and radiation-related cancer risks, and have not recommended that it currently be used as a screening tool in the general population in the US. In this article the authors review the current evidence for these potential harms from CTC and compare them to the potential harms from the alternatives including colonoscopy and double-contrast barium enema.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	279-291
Number of pages	13
Journal	Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giec.2010.02.003
State	Published - Apr 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Colonography
Colorectal cancer
Computed tomography
Perforation
Radiation
Risk
Screening

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Gastroenterology

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CT colonography: Perforation rates and potential radiation risks

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