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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec 11;102(2):380–390. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00970.x

Table 3.

3-D CT Colonography (CTC) Versus Traditional Tests

3-D CTC Every 5 Yr
3-D CTC Every 10 Yr
Test More Effective Test Incremental Cost-Effectiveness More Effective Test Incremental Cost-Effectiveness
Annual FOBT CTC $22,400 CTC $13,480
Sigmoidoscopy every 5 yrs CTC CTC dominant CTC CTC dominant
Annual FOBT + Sigmoidoscopy every 5 yrs CTC CTC dominant FOBT + sigmoidoscopy $84,160
Optical colonoscopy every 10 yr CTC $156,000 Optical colonoscopy Optical colonoscopy weakly dominant