Reassessing the role of radiology in Hemoccult screening.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-1986
Abstract
During a recent regional screening program, 98 patients with a positive Hemoccult test were evaluated radiographically. Double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) detected all six carcinomas and 92% of 37 polyps. DCBE was also the most cost-effective procedure. Colonoscopy dramatically increased screening costs without providing evidence to support its use in all Hemoccult-positive patients. It is recommended that DCBE be the initial diagnostic test in Hemoccult-positive patients, to be supplemented in selected patients by flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy depending on the pathology evident on DCBE and on clinical circumstances.
Volume
146
Issue
4
First Page
697
Last Page
701
ISSN
0361-803X
Published In/Presented At
Feczko, P. J., & Halpert, R. D. (1986). Reassessing the role of radiology in Hemoccult screening. AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 146(4), 697–701. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.146.4.697
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
3485342
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article