Two randomized controlled trials conducted within the SIGGAR study have reported efficacy results. In patients with symptoms of colorectal cancer, CT colonography should replace barium enema and is a good alternative to colonoscopy.
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CT colonography should replace barium enema as an imaging test in patients with symptoms of colorectal cancer and is a good alternative to colonoscopy.
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Stoker, J. CT colonography has finally arrived. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 10, 254–255 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.54
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