Whole-body CT screening for cancer and coronary disease: does it pass the test?
Even though whole-body CT scanning is being marketed directly to patients and they are starting to demand it, does it meet the standards of a good screening test for cancer and coronary artery disease? This article is a step-by-step, disease-specific discussion of the characteristics of a good screening test, and whether whole-body CT scanning meets these standards.
Modic
Michael T
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Division of Radiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. modicm1@ccf.org
Obuchowski
Nancy
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D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*