title: Virtual endoscopy.
abstract: Virtual endoscopy is a new-generation technique which combines the features of endoscopic viewing and cross-sectional volumetric imaging. In the evaluation of gastrointestinal cancers, virtual endoscopy has been most commonly used in colorectal carcinomas and to a much lesser extent in gastric carcinomas. In this review, the current status of virtual colonoscopy was reviewed together with a brief discussion of virtual gastroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University, Kirkpinar Sokak 3-9, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey. aytekoto@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Aytekin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oto
mesh_terms: D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014584:User-Computer Interface