Role of CT colonography in inflammatory bowel disease

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 404-408

  Regge, Daniele ^a   Neri, Emanuele ^b   Turini, Francesca ^b   Chiara, Gabriele ^a  

^a CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; CT colonography; Inflammatory bowel disease

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ORGANS; CLINICAL SIGNS; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCERS; CT COLONOGRAPHY; CT DATUM; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; IMAGING SOFTWARES; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; RADIOLOGICAL FINDINGS; VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY;

TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS ABSCESS; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 62849100544     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.11.027     Document Type: Review

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