High Yield of Chest X-ray in the Follow-Up of Colorectal Cancer.
Eline G M SteenhuisIvonne J H SchoenakerJan Willem B De GrootJos A StigtOnne ReerinkWouter H De Vos Tot Nederveen CappelHenderik L van WestreenenRichard M BrohetPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
More than 50% of patients with lung metastases on CXR in the follow-up would not have been detected with CEA-triggered imaging only. In addition, patients with colorectal lung metastases without elevated CEA levels were often suitable for curative treatment and, therefore, CXR seems to have additional value within the follow-up of CRC.