Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5700452 | Clinical Radiology | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Colon cancer is undetected in 20% of abdominal CT examinations in patients subsequently proven to have colon cancer at colonoscopy. The absence of fat stranding, vascular engorgement, or lymphadenopathy, and an average tumour length of 3.3 cm are contributing factors for failure of detection. Radiologists' training should emphasis these findings as it may improve cancer detection, and clinicians should be aware of the limitations of abdominal CT.
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Authors
E. Klang, M. Eifer, U. Kopylov, V. Belsky, S. Raskin, E. Konen, M.M. Amitai,