PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Modic, Michael T.
AU  - Obuchowski, Nancy
TI  - Whole-body CT screening for cancer and coronary disease: Does it pass the test?
DP  - 2004 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 47--56
VI  - 71
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/1/47.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/1/47.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2004 Jan 01; 71
AB  - 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.