Fundamental elements for successful performance of CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 264-275

  Seong, Ho Park ^a   Yee, Judy ^b   Se, Hyung Kim ^c   Young, Hoon Kim ^d  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colonography; Computed tomography (CT); CTC; Review; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; LAXATIVE;

AERATION; COLON POLYP; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FECES; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHARTICS; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FECES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INSUFFLATION;

EID: 34548262636     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.4.264     Document Type: Review

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