Risk of missing colorectal cancer with a COVID-adapted diagnostic pathway using quantitative faecal immunochemical testing.

Yasuko MaedaE GrayJonine D FigueroaP S HallD WellerM G DunlopF V N Din

Published in: BJS open (2021)

Triage using qFIT alone could lead to a high rate of missed cancers. This may be reduced using CT mini-prep as an add-on test for triage to colonoscopy or CTVC.

Keyphrases

emergency department
colorectal cancer screening
coronavirus disease
sars cov
men who have sex with men
computed tomography
image quality
dual energy
high resolution
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
mass spectrometry
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
young adults