Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview

By Brooks D. Cash

Book Overview

1. Overview of Colorectal Cancer
Joseph C. Anderson and Douglas J. Robertson
2. Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests and Recommendations
Don C. Rockey
3. CTC Background and Development
Darren Boone, Stuart A. Taylor and Steve Halligan
4. Indications and Evidence for CTC
Elizabeth G. McFarland
5. Performance and Interpretation of CTC
Christopher F. Beaulieu and Peter D. Poullos
6. Integration of CTC into a CRC Screening Program
Stephen Carpenter
7. CTC Controversies (Radiation exposure, Extracolonic findings, Cost-effectiveness)
Andrea Laghi, Franco Iafrate, Maria Ciolina and Paolo Baldassari
8. CTC Pitfalls/Limitations
Donald W. Jensen and Duncan Barlow
9. Future Directions/Innovations with CTC (Prepless CTC, Alternative displays, Computer aided detection) Farid Dahi and Abraham H. Dachman

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493951696
• ISBN13: 9781493951697
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"