Virtual Colonoscopy: Technique and Accuracy

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-345

  Landeras, Luis A ^a,b   Aslam, Rizwan ^a,b   Yee, Judy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCAGON; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

COLON DILATATION; COLON LAVAGE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHARTICS; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; POSTURE;

EID: 34248224688     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.03.005     Document Type: Review

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