title: Advanced diagnostic tools: virtual colonoscopy.
abstract: Regarding new prospects in detecting polyps and cancers of the colon and the rectum, it is impossible to neglect the rising role of CT colonography, also called virtual colonoscopy (VC). The aim of this brief paper is to show the state of the art of VC as a relatively new radiological diagnostic tool, discussing techniques, applications, problems, results in the literature and prospects.
authors.affiliation: Galliera Hospital, S. S. Radiologia Vascolare e Interventistica, Mura delle Cappuccine 14, I-16128 Genoa, Italy. emelani@sirm.org
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Melani
mesh_terms: D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity