RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Whole-body CT screening for cancer and coronary disease: Does it pass the test?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 47
OP 56
VO 71
IS 1
A1 Modic, Michael T.
A1 Obuchowski, Nancy
YR 2004
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/1/47.abstract
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.