Karen M. Horton

TL;DR: The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) is a randomized multicenter study comparing low-dose helical computed tomography with chest radiography in the screening of older current and former heavy smokers for early detection of lung cancer.

TL;DR: In this study of asymptomatic adults, CT colonographic screening identified 90% of subjects with adenomas or cancers measuring 10 mm or more in diameter, augmenting published data on the role of CT colonography in screening patients with an average risk of colorectal cancer.

TL;DR: In this outpatient population of adult outpatients imaged for disease unrelated to the pancreas, the prevalence of unsuspected pancreatic cysts identified on 16-MDCT was 2.6%.

TL;DR: Comparing the accuracy of CT colonography in detecting histologically confirmed, large colorectal adenomas and cancers with findings on screening colonoscopy and histologic review, the reference standard shows that CT colonographic screening identified 90% of asymptomatic adults with adenoma and cancers ≥10 mm in diameter that were detected by screening colonoscope.

TL;DR: Computed tomography (CT) is valuable for detection and characterization of many inflammatory conditions of the colon, and the site and thickness of colon affected may suggest a specific organism.