Virtual colonoscopy: a new screening tool for colorectal cancer?
One of the new forays into the field of medical imaging is the 3-D computer imaging. Thanks to new and more performant computer processing and 3-D rendering methods it is nowadays possible to generate high resolution images of the inner surface of the colon based on CT and MR images. This article reviews the current status and research directions of virtual colonoscopy and its possible eligibility of becoming a new tool for colorectal screening.
Thomeer
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Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium.
Vanbeckevoort
D
D
Bielen
D
D
Beenen
L
L
Gevers
A
A
Rutgeerts
R
R
Marchal
G
G
D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research