Clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of routine preoperative computed tomography scanning in patients with colon cancer
Mauchley D, Lynge D, Langdale L, Stelzner M, Mock C, Billingsley K. Clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of routine preoperative computed tomography scanning in patients with colon cancer. The American Journal Of Surgery 2005, 189: 512-517. PMID: 15862487, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative CT scanningRoutine preoperative CT scanningColon cancer patientsCT scanningCancer patientsCT scanClinical utilityPreoperative computed tomography scanningMode of treatmentComputed tomography scanningNontherapeutic operationsConsecutive patientsClinical managementAlters treatmentPatientsColon cancerTomography scanningTreatment planningInstitutional costsScansTreatmentCost savingsCancer