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Screening colonoscopy in very elderly patients

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A study aims to estimate the mean extension in life expectancy in very elderly versus younger persons using cross-sectional data collected from patients undergoing colorectal cancer screening with colonoscopy. Findings suggest that, even though prevalence of neoplasia increases with age, screening colonoscopy in very elderly patients results in only 15% of the expected gain in life expectancy in younger patients.

Author: Rabeneck, Linda, Kozarek, Richard A., Gluck, Michael, Lin, Otto S., Schembre, Drew B., Ayub, Kamran, Drennan, Fred, Maw-Soan Soon
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
Usage, Life expectancy

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Noninvasive coronary angiography with multislice computed tomography

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A study is conducted to assess the accuracy and robustness of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) vs the criterion standard of invasive coronary angiography for detection of obstructive coronary artery disease. MSCT provides high accuracy for noninvasive detection of suspected obstructive coronary artery disease.

Author: Ludwig, Bernd, Hoffmann, Martin H. K., Schmitz, Bernd L., Shi, Heshui, Schmid, Florian T., Schulze, Ralph, Lieberknecht, Michael, Jahnke, Norbert, Kroschel, Ulf, Haerer, Winfried, Brambs, Hans-Juergen, Aschoff, Andrik J.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
Coronary heart disease, Angiography, Behaviour problems, Behavior problems, Coronary angiography

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Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy)

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The accuracy of Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) in a large number of participants across multiple centers are assessed. CTC, also known as virtual colonoscopy is reasonably accurate in the diagnosis of colorectal neoplasia in the studies performed.

Author: Sivak, Michael V., Cotton, Peter B., Durkalski, Valerie L., Pineau, Benoit C., Palesch, Yuko Y., Mauldin, Patrick D., Hoffman, Brenda, Vining, David J., Small, William C., Affronti, John, Rex, Douglas, Kopecky, Kenyon K., Ackerman, Susan, Burdick J. Steven, Brewington, Cecilia, Zfass, Alvin, Wright, Andrew R., Iyer, Revathy B., Geary, Joseph, Butler, Harold
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
Health aspects, Care and treatment

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Subjects list: Research, United States, Diagnosis, Colorectal cancer, Colonoscopy, CT imaging, CAT scans
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