Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography -

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography

A Comprehensive Overview

Brooks D. Cash (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
195 Seiten
2016 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4939-5169-7 (ISBN)
117,69 inkl. MwSt
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is an authoritative volume on CT colonography. Structured in a manner that will allow the reader to understand the practical and larger public health issues surrounding both CT colonography and CRC screening in general, the text is designed to reach a broad audience of specialist clinicians and primary care physicians. The book provides an overview of the disease and risk factors of colorectal cancer, as well as the history and development of CTC as both a colorectal imaging and screening modality. The text also reviews the controversies, potential pitfalls, and exciting new directions and capabilities inherent in the practice of CTC.

Filled with high quality images and authored by experts in the field, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is the definitive reference for clinicians interested in computerized tomographic colonography and CRC screening.

Brooks D. Cash, MD Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Bethesda, MD, USA

Overview of Colorectal Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests and Recommendations.- CTC Background and Development.- Indications and Evidence for CTC.- Performance and Interpretation of CTC.- Integration of CTC into a CRC Screening Program.- CTC Controversies (Radiation exposure, Extracolonic findings, Cost-effectiveness).- CTC Pitfalls/Limitations.- Future Directions/Innovations with CTC (Prepless CTC, Alternative displays, Computer aided detection).

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XII, 195 p.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie Viszeralchirurgie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Gastroenterologie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren Radiologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Studium
Schlagworte CRC Screening • CT colonography • Diminutive polyps • Prepless CT
ISBN-10 1-4939-5169-6 / 1493951696
ISBN-13 978-1-4939-5169-7 / 9781493951697
Zustand Neuware
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