CT Colonoscopy Gets Further Support From NCI Study In NEJM
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Results of a major study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the American College of Radiology Imaging Network provide more support for computed tomographic colonography as an alternative to visual colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening
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iCAD
Company plans to file a 510(k) for the VeraLook computer-aided detection system for computed tomography (CT) colonography late this month or in April. iCAD previewed the investigational system at the European Society of Radiology annual meeting in Vienna March 6-10. The device can automatically identify polyps and streamline the image reading process, firm says. Data from a National Cancer Institute study published last fall supports using CT colonography, a non-invasive alternative to colonoscopy, as a screening option in cancers 10 mm or larger, but use of the technology may be limited by its cost (1"The Gray Sheet" Sept. 22, 2008, p. 21)