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Flat neoplasia of the colon: CT colonography with CAD

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Attention is focusing on testing and developing computer aided detection (CAD) systems to reliably highlight flat polyps and cancers to the reporting radiologist during CT colonography. This review will discuss the clinical relevance of flat colonic neoplasia, describe some of the challenges facing CAD detection algorithms, and review the current CAD literature on this topic.

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This work was undertaken at UCLH/UCL who received a proportion of funding from the Department of Health’s NIHR Biomedical Research Centres funding scheme. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Department of Health. The authors would like to thank all CAD workers who provided data for this review. Financial declaration: Dr. Stuart Taylor and Prof. S. Halligan are remunerated research consultants to Medicsight plc. Dr. Gareth Beddoe is an employee of Medicsight plc.

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    Stuart A. Taylor & Steve Halligan

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Taylor, S.A., Suzuki, N., Beddoe, G. et al. Flat neoplasia of the colon: CT colonography with CAD. Abdom Imaging 34, 173–181 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-008-9425-3

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