CT colonography: Friend or foe of practicing endoscopists

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 15, 2009; 1(1): 51-55
Published online Oct 15, 2009. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v1.i1.51

Table 1 Study population characteristics

Characteristic	n (%)
Sex
Male	335 (91)
Age (yr)
mean (SD)	48.7 (11.2)
Race
Caucasian	303 (83)
Asian	41 (11)
Other	25 (6)
Practice type
Private	219 (60)
Multi-specialty	56 (15)
Academic	80 (22)
HMO	18 (4)
Other	16 (4)
MD type
GI	337 (92)
Surgeon	30 (8)
Community size
< 50 000	29 (8)
51 000-100 000	46 (12)
> 100 000	115 (31)
> 500 000	63 (17)
> 1 000 000	122 (33)
Years practicing
< 5 yr	60 (16)
5-10 yr	68 (19)
> 10 yr	237 (65)
Colonoscopies per month, mean number (SD)	86.8 (71.0)
Percentage of screening colonoscopies, mean, (SD)	48 (23.3)

Citation: Menees SB, Carlos R, Scheiman J, Elta GH, Fendrick AM. CT colonography: Friend or foe of practicing endoscopists. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2009; 1(1): 51-55
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v1/i1/51.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v1.i1.51