title: CT evaluation of carcinomas of the colon and rectum.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) has proved to be a powerful tool in the detection and staging of carcinomas of the colon and rectum. It is unsurpassed in the detection of recurrent colon cancer and is particularly useful in patients who have undergone abdominal-perineal resections for rectal neoplasms. The current applications of CT in colon cancer are contrasted with barium studies, endoscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: CT/Gastrointestinal Section, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Thoeni
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed