title: [Virtual colonoscopy and PET/CT for diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer].
abstract: Colo-rectal cancer is the most common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract and is the third frequency for malignancy in humans. CT and MRI development allows an early diagnosis and a modulation of the therapeutic approach. Many papers seem to confirm the role of PET/CT and virtual colonography in the evaluation of primary lesions. The PET/CT appears mode accurate in assessing lymph node metastases. Today, new approaches such as virtual colonoscopy and PET/CT open new horizons in the diagnosis and staging of cancer of the colon and rectum.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Vania
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mallardo
authors.forename: Immacolata
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Prisco
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Califano
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Della Vecchia
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Imma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Lanno
authors.forename: Eugenio Annibale
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Genovese
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000379:methods*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography