While no one questions the desirability of colorectal screening for cancer, tests that are useful for screening continue to be evaluated by experts. Recent interest has focused on CT colonography, a procedure by which the colon is evaluated by radiologists with methods that resemble CT scans and that provide views of the inside of the colon similar to those seen with regular colonoscopy. Debate continues to rage over whether it is ready to be added to the panel of tests suitable for regular screening by average-risk adults. We present two articles on the pro and con side regarding this issue.
THE ARGUMENT FOR CT COLONOGRAPHY
By Michael Macari, MD
THE ARGUMENT AGAINST CT COLONOGRAPHY
By Douglas K. Rex, MD
