Virtual Colonoscopy is a complete and practical guide to performing virtual colonoscopy examinations and interpreting the results.

The book provides precise instructions on how to prepare the patient and specific protocols for the various CT scanners currently in use.

Detailed chapters on interpretation demonstrate normal anatomy, anatomic variants, CT appearances of polyps and cancer, and pitfalls of interpretation on two-dimensional and three-dimensional views.

Additional chapters cover extracolonic findings, reporting, and fecal and fluid tagging. More than 700 illustrations show examination techniques and normal and pathologic findings.

Contents

1. Colorectal Cancer Screening
2. Examination Prerequisites
3. Optimizing CT Technique
4. Interpretation: Normal Anatomy
5. Interpretation: Polyps and Cancer
6. Pitfalls
7. Accuracy
8. Extracolonic Findings
9. Reporting
10. Fecal and Fluid Tagging
11. Computer Aided Detection

Appendix: VC Preparation Sheet

Index

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