Clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of routine preoperative computed tomography scanning in patients with colon cancer

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.027 Byline: David C. Mauchley (a), Dana C. Lynge (a), Lorrie A. Langdale (a), Matthias G. Stelzner (a), Charles N. Mock (a), Kevin G. Billingsley (b) Abstract: The aims of this study were to assess the clinical utility of the practice of routine preoperative CT scanning and to determine its cost-effectiveness in colon cancer patients. Author Affiliation: (a) VA Puget Healthcare System and the Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA (b) Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University L223A, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA