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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2010; 2(1): 22-25
Published online Jan 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i1.22
Published online Jan 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i1.22
Table 2 Mean tumor size in centimeters per colon segment (C: correct, I: Incorrect), as detected by colonoscopy or CT scanning
| Surgical location | Colonoscope | CT | Mean | Standard deviation | |||
| C: mean size | I: mean size | C: mean size | I: mean size | Not detected | |||
| Cecum | 5.67 | 6.35 | 7.02 | 5.29 | 3.69 | 5.89 | 3.23 |
| Ascending colon | 6.4 | 5.75 | 7.25 | 6.27 | 4.43 | 6.3 | 3.79 |
| Transverse colon | 3.86 | 6 | 4.5 | 0 | 4.17 | 4.5 | 1.85 |
| Descending colon | 3.95 | 10.75 | 8.76 | 0 | 2.22 | 4.64 | 2.83 |
| Sigmoid | 5.01 | 0 | 5.21 | 6.5 | 4.44 | 5.01 | 1.47 |
| Mean | 5.39 | 7.09 | 6.79 | 5.87 | 3.98 | 5.72 | |
| Standard deviation | 3.34 | 1.49 | 3.48 | 2.62 | 1.75 | 3.11 | |
- Citation: Lee J, Voytovich A, Pennoyer W, Thurston K, Kozol RA. Accuracy of colon tumor localization: Computed tomography scanning as a complement to colonoscopy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2010; 2(1): 22-25
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v2/i1/22.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v2.i1.22