Virtual colonoscopy--an overview.
Virtual colonoscopy is emerging as a technique for the detection of tumor lesions in the colon. Being a patient-friendly examination, virtual colonoscopy could play an important role in colorectal cancer screening. This article reviews the current state of the art of virtual colonoscopy with future developments and issues to be resolved.
Lefere
Philippe
P
Department of Radiology, Stedelijk Ziekenhuis, Bruggesteenweg 90, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium. radiologie@skynet.be
Gryspeerdt
Stefaan
S
Schotte
Karin
K
D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*