Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 11 , Pages 756-772.e4 , November 2009

ACR Colon Cancer Committee White Paper: Status of CT Colonography 2009

  • Elizabeth G. McFarland, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Diagnostic Imaging, St Louis, Missouri
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  • Joel G. Fletcher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprint requests: Joel G. Fletcher, MD, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Perry Pickhardt, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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  • Abraham Dachman, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Judy Yee, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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  • Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Michael Macari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Langone Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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  • Paul Knechtges, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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  • Michael Zalis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Matthew Barish, MD

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
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  • David H. Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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  • Kathryn J. Keysor, BS

      Affiliations

    • American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia
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  • C. Daniel Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona

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PII: S1546-1440(09)00457-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.09.007

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 11 , Pages 756-772.e4 , November 2009

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