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Techniques in Coloproctology
Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology 6/2016

01-06-2016 | Technical Advances

The use of the PEN3 e-nose in the screening of colorectal cancer and polyps

Authors: D. F. Altomare, F. Porcelli, A. Picciariello, M. Pinto, M. Di Lena, O. Caputi Iambrenghi, I. Ugenti, A. Guglielmi, L. Vincenti, G. De Gennaro

Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology | Issue 6/2016

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) still afflicts a large number of patients worldwide and is the third most common cancer diagnosed in Western countries as well as the third most common cause of cancer deaths. Colonoscopy is the gold standard for CRC diagnosis but is unsuitable for mass screening, while fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for occult blood in the feces suffers from low specificity (particularly for polyps) and insufficient patient compliance. …
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Metadata
Title
The use of the PEN3 e-nose in the screening of colorectal cancer and polyps
Authors
D. F. Altomare
F. Porcelli
A. Picciariello
M. Pinto
M. Di Lena
O. Caputi Iambrenghi
I. Ugenti
A. Guglielmi
L. Vincenti
G. De Gennaro
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-016-1457-z

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