MR colonography for bowel cancer diagnosis
Purins A, Mundy L, Hiller JE
Record ID 32008100166
English
Authors' results and conclusions:
Magnetic resonance (MR) colonography, when compared to colonoscopy, has moderate sensitivity and good specificity. Patient acceptance of MR colonography is at least equal to acceptance of colonoscopy. It is unclear where this test would be placed in Australian clinical practice where faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is used for screening the asymptomatic unselected population over the age of 55. Colonoscopy may be used as a diagnostic modality for higher risk (e.g. family history) individuals. Thus relevant studies for this review are those dealing with a high risk population.
Authors' recommendations:
The faecal occult blood test is currently used in Australia for population screening. Patients testing positive by FOBT undergo conventional colonoscopy and in cases where colonoscopy fails, computed tomography (CT) colonoscopy may be utilised. Therefore HealthPACT has recommended that further assessment of this technology is no longer warranted. .
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2008
URL for published report:
Not Available
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Colonography, Computed Tomographic
- Colonoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Contact
Organisation Name:
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
School of Public Health, Mail Drop 545, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, AUSTRALIA, Tel: +61 8 8313 4617
Contact Name:
ahta@adelaide.edu.au
Contact Email:
ahta@adelaide.edu.au
Copyright:
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA)
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