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. 2021 Oct 11;40(3):298–307. doi: 10.1007/s11604-021-01204-7

Table 5.

Reports measuring the entire colon length using CT colonography

First author Publication year Software N Indication Nationality Female/male Age, year (mean ± SD) Colon length, cm (mean ± SD) Range
Hanson et al. [17] 2007 Viatronix 100 Incomplete CS American 59/41 63.4 ± 10.6 210.8 ± 38.2 Maximum > 3 m
100 Complete CS American 40/60 58.2 ± 7.9 167.0 ± 20.8
Duncan et al. [18] 2009 Viatronix 338 Screening American 122/216 58 ± 7.0 189 75 to 257 cm
Khashab et al. [21] 2009 Viatronix 505 Screening American 266/239 56.6 ± 7.3 189.5 ± 26.3 120 to 299 cm
Eickhoff et al. [19] 2010 Viatronix 100 Screening American 40/60 58.2 ± 7.9 167.0 ± 20.8 n/a
Nagata et al. [31] 2013 AZE 650 Screening American 335/315 58.9 158.2 ± 21.7 n/a
650 Japanese 321/329 59.6 154.7 ± 20.4 n/a
Present study 2020 AZE 295 FIT positive Japanese 141/154 58 ± 11.0 150.3 ± 18.5 109.5 to 195.9 cm

Report by Punwani et al. [20] is not cited because data on entire colon length in all patients are not available

SD standard deviation, CS colonoscopy, FIT fecal immunochemical test, n/a not available