Virtual colonoscopy: Issues in implementation

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-14

  Mendelson, R ^a   Ramsay, D ^a   Edwards, J ^a   Forbes, G ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonic disease; Colorectal neoplasm; Computed tomography colonography; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SKILL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 15244363178     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01387.x     Document Type: Review

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