Virtual Colonoscopy A Practical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lefere, P. (Editor), Gryspeerdt, S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology, Medical.; Internal medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Oncology.; Endocrinology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Proctology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79886-6

Virtual colonoscopy, or CT colonography, is a rapidly evolving technique for the detection of tumoral lesions in the colon. It is now accepted by the American Cancer Society as a valuable screening tool for both colorectal cancer and its adenomatous precursor. Virtual colonoscopy requires state-of-t...

Table of Contents:

• Why We Do CTC: Screening for Colorectal Ccancer
• The Performance of CTC
• Starting CT Colonography in Your Department
• The Eligible Patient: Indications and Contra-Indications
• Patient Preparation for CT Colonography
• The Alternative: Faecal Tagging
• How to Get the Colon Distended
• The Right Scanner Parameters to Use
• How to Interpret the Data Sets?- How to Avoid Pitfalls in Imaging. Causes and Solutions
• 3D Imaging: Invaluable for the Correct Diagnosis
• The Challenge: The Flat Lesion
• Extracolonic Findings in CT Colonography
• The Future: Computer-Aided Detection
• Quality and Consistency in Reporting CT Volonography
• Virtual Colonoscopy Beyond Polyp Detection?- Pictorial Overview of Normal Anatomy, Mimics of Disease, and Neoplasia at CT Colonograpy
• Subject Index
• List of Contributors.