Diagnostic Imaging July 30, 2024
In a 10-year analysis of computed tomography colonography (CTC) use in the United States, researchers found that CTC use increased from 1.4 percent of adults in 2019 to 3.5 percent in 2021.
Computed tomography colonography (CTC) use more than doubled in the United Stated during the COVID-10 pandemic with significantly higher utilization in minority populations as well as patients with diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new research.
For the study, recently published in Clinical Imaging, researchers reviewed data on CTC use from 58,058 adults who participated in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) conducted in 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021. Ranging in age between 50 to 75, the cohort had no...
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