The role of routine imaging in identifying endoluminal colorectal pathology, a United Kingdom clinical experience
Unprepared CT demonstrates a good PPV (70%) for detecting endoluminal pathology, with over half of identified lesions being malignant. Although PPV is comparable between GI and non-GI radiologists, GI subspecialists refer significantly more cases for further evaluation, emphasizing the importance of subspeciality expertise. Radiologists should confidently raise suspicion of endoluminal pathology to ensure timely referral for direct visualization and tumor board discussion.
Authors
- Nirav Y. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-4838)
- Edward Antram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4642-3266)
- Anita Wale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5203-4670)
- Daniel Livingstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5219-2858)
- Narendranath Govindarajah
- N. Beharry
- Sharmin Malekout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5196-147X)
- Kesavan Kandiah
- Robert Mitchell
- Keith Farrell-Dillon
- Kunal Patel
Institutions
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- St George's Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Abdominal Radiology
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-025-05255-6
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00