Diagnostic performance of computed tomography colonography and colonoscopy: a prospective and validated analysis of 231 paired examinations

Abstract

CC was superior to CTC and should remain first choice for the diagnosis of colorectal polyps. However, for diagnosis of lesions >/=10 mm, CTC and CC should be considered as complementary methods.

Colon capsule versus CT colonography in patients with incomplete colonoscopy: a prospective, comparative trial

“…Fourth, the superiority of CCE appears mainly to be related with a higher accuracy for small and/or non-polypoid lesions (table 4). This is in line with the suboptimal sensitivity of CTC for such lesions already shown in previous head-to-head CTC colonoscopy series 16 17 18 34–44. Of note, a more accelerated pathway towards cancer progression has been advocated for these lesions.…”

Diagnostic value of CT-colonography as compared to colonoscopy in an asymptomatic screening population: a meta-analysis

“…IBD, MR-colonography). After assessment of 13 full text publications, seven articles were excluded, because they included only ( n  = 2)[19, 20] or predominantly ( n  = 4) high risk participants (16.7%, 37.0%, 76.6% and 80.4%, respectively)[21–24] or because colonoscopy was only offered to a small selection of the participants ( n  = 1)[25]. Finally, six articles were included in this systematic review describing the results found in five prospective cohort studies [26–31].…”

Missed Lesions and False-Positive Findings on Computed-Tomographic Colonography: a Controlled Prospective Analysis

“…From December 1998 to November 2001, a total of 241 patients underwent CT colonography followed by conventional colonos− copy [15]. The first 105 consecutive paired examinations were in− cluded in this study.…”