Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 11 , Pages 776-799 , November 2007

National and Local Trends in CT Colonography Reimbursement: Past, Present, and Future

  • Paul M. Knechtges, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Paul Knechtges, MD, University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0302
    • ,
  • Beth G. McFarland, MD

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Imaging Associates/CDI, St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri.
    • Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • ,
  • Kathryn J. Keysor, BS

      Affiliations

    • American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia.
    • ,
  • Richard Duszak Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mid-South Imaging and Therapeutics, Memphis, Tennessee.
    • ,
  • Matthew A. Barish, MD

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
    • ,
  • Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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PII: S1546-1440(07)00401-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.07.014

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 11 , Pages 776-799 , November 2007

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