Faecal tagging to avoid colonic cleansing before MRI colonography.
Colonic cleansing is unpleasant and has low acceptance by patients. We show the feasibility of faecal tagging, which obviates the need for colonic cleansing, in conjunction with internal magnetic resonance imaging colonography.
Weishaupt
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Patak
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Froehlich
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Ruehm
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Debatin
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D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004733:Enema; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005243:Feces; D005682:Gadolinium; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care
D003287:Contrast Media; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C050823:gadolinium 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetate; D005682:Gadolinium