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CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) for primary colorectal screening: challenges facing clinical implementation

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Pickhardt, P.J. CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) for primary colorectal screening: challenges facing clinical implementation. Abdom Imaging 30, 1–4 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-004-0243-y

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