Pitfalls in diagnosing colon cancer on abdominal CT

• Published in: Clinical radiology Vol. 72; no. 10; pp. 858 - 863
• Main Authors: Klang, E., Eifer, M., Kopylov, U., Belsky, V., Raskin, S., Konen, E., Amitai, M.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colon - diagnostic imaging; Colonic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Diagnostic Errors - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography, Abdominal - methods; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Young Adult

To assess the frequency of undetected colon cancer on conventional abdominal CT and to evaluate the imaging features that are characteristic of those cancers. The present study included consecutive patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer at colonoscopy (2006–2015) who also underwent abdominal comp...