Journal Journal: CT colonoscopy 1
The April 2004 issue of JAMA had an article on CT Colonoscopy. http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/216/2/331/
Brief Summary.
Objective:Compare CT colonoscopy to endoscopic colonoscopy.
Design A nonrandomized, evaluator-blinded, noninferiority study design of 615 participants.
Results CT Colonoscopy Sensitivity for lesions > 6 mm was 39.0% and > 10 mm was 55%
conventional colonoscopy sensitivity was 99.0%
Specificity of CT Colonoscopy was 90.5% Specificity of Endoscopic colonoscopy was 100%.
Citation: Cotton PB, Durkalski VL, Pineau BC, et al. Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy): a multicenter comparison with standard colonoscopy for detection of colorectal neoplasia. JAMA. 2004;291:1713-9
This articles was initially reviewed by the ACP Journal Club. We would like to open up the discussion to the Radiology and Medical community at large!!
Brief Summary.
Objective:Compare CT colonoscopy to endoscopic colonoscopy.
Design A nonrandomized, evaluator-blinded, noninferiority study design of 615 participants.
Results CT Colonoscopy Sensitivity for lesions > 6 mm was 39.0% and > 10 mm was 55%
conventional colonoscopy sensitivity was 99.0%
Specificity of CT Colonoscopy was 90.5% Specificity of Endoscopic colonoscopy was 100%.
Citation: Cotton PB, Durkalski VL, Pineau BC, et al. Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy): a multicenter comparison with standard colonoscopy for detection of colorectal neoplasia. JAMA. 2004;291:1713-9
This articles was initially reviewed by the ACP Journal Club. We would like to open up the discussion to the Radiology and Medical community at large!!
