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Gastrointestinal Imaging
March 12, 2025

CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Detection: Integration Into Clinical Practice, From the AJR Special Series on Screening

Please see the Editorial Comment by Marc J. Gollub discussing this article.

Abstract

CT colonography (CTC) is a CT examination, performed with low dose and typically without IV contrast media, optimized to detect colorectal polyps and cancer. Despite extensive supporting data, CTC has had variable acceptance and use over the past two decades, particularly for a main indication of colorectal cancer screening. CTC is now at an inflection point after the approval in 2025 by CMS for reimbursement of CTC performed for colorectal cancer screening. Widespread use of CTC for CRC screening could help increase screening adherence rates and prevent cancer incidence. Nonetheless, radiologists must incorporate emerging knowledge regarding polyps' natural history and recognition of sessile serrated lesions, to leverage the screening efficiencies of CTC-based screening. The purposes of this article are to describe the current status of CRC in the United States and United Kingdom with consideration of historical reasons that have limited the test's use along with recent events that may portend a marked change in the test's acceptance; to highlight the challenges and potential solutions toward successful widespread CTC implementation; and to present new concepts in CTC and CRC screening relevant to radiologists.

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American Journal of Roentgenology

History

Accepted: February 25, 2025
First published: March 12, 2025

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David H. Kim, MD [email protected]
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Anu E. Obaro, PhD
St Mark's Hospital and Academic InsVtute, London, UK
Stuart A. Taylor, MD
Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London
Perry J. Pickhardt, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Notes

Corresponding author: David H. Kim, MD, (608)-263-9028; [email protected]; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3/311 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3252

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