Virtual colonoscopy
By: Judy Yee, with contributions by Gregory M. Galdino.
Contributors: Galdino, Gregory M.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780781757706
Subjects: Colon (Anatomy) -- Tomography; Colonography, Computed Tomographic -- methods; Colonic Neoplasms -- radiography; Colonoscopy -- methods
Description: The text is a complete and practical guide to performing virtual colonoscopy examinations and interpreting the results. It 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. A companion Website will offer teaching cases to further refine the reader's interpretive skills.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Colorectal cancer screening; title: Examination prerequisites; title: Optimizing CT technique; title: Interpretation: normal anatomy; title: Interpretation: polyps and cancer / Gregory M. Galdino and Judy Yee; title: Pitfalls / Gregory M. Galdino and Judy Yee; title: Accuracy; title: Extracolonic findings / Gregory M. Galdino and Judy Yee; title: Reporting; title: Fecal and fluid tagging; title: Computer aided detection.