title: Colon cancer: comprehensive evaluation with 64-section CT colonography using water enema as intraluminal contrast agent-a pictorial review.
abstract: Sixty-four-section CT colonography with water enema combines intracolonic neutral contrast agent with high-resolution CT images of the abdomen. Owing to submillimeter isotropic voxels, high-quality reformatted images are obtained. High-resolution images offer added value for the detection and localization of colonic lesions, evaluation of the local extent of the disease, and depiction, if any, of synchronous colorectal lesions and distant metastases. Sixty-four-section CT colonography with water enema has a major role in the evaluation of patients with colon cancer before planning therapy. It can be used to complement failed or incomplete colonoscopy and investigate the colon in elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Imaging, Hôpital Lariboisière-APHP, Paris, France. philippe.soyer@lrb.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soyer
authors.forename: Lounis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hamzi
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sirol
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duchat
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dray
authors.forename: Lora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hristova
authors.forename: Vinciane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Placé
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pocard
authors.forename: Mourad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boudiaf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D014867:Water