CT colonography : principles and practice of virtual colonoscopy /: principles and practice of virtual colonoscopy. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Perry J. Pickhardt, David H. Kim.
• Other Names: Pickhardt, Perry J; Kim, David H
• Contents: Colorectal Polyps: Overview and Classification -- Colorectal Polyps: Prevalence, Histology, Morphology, and Natural History -- Colorectal Cancer: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors -- Colorectal Cancer: Staging, Treatment, and Prognosis -- Colorectal Cancer Screening: Rationale and Available Options -- CT Colonography: An Introduction and Historical Overview -- Clinical Validation of CTC Performance -- Building a Clinical CT Colonography Program -- Indications for Performing CT Colonography -- Economic Aspects of CT Colonography -- Future Directions for Virtual Colonoscopy -- Colonic Distention for CT Colonography -- MDCT Protocol for CT Colonography -- Potential Complications of CT Colonography -- CTC Interpretation: An Overview -- Polyp Detection at CTC: 2D versus 3D Evaluation -- Polypoid Lesions at CTC: Differential Diagnosis -- Diagnostic Tools for CTC Interpretation -- Potential Pitfalls at CTC Interpretation -- Evaluation for Invasive Cancer at CTC -- Submucosal Lesions at CTC -- 3D Imaging Displays at CTC -- Computer-Aided Detection/Diagnosis (CAD) in CT Colonography -- Endoscopic and Surgical Referral from CTC -- Discordant Findings at CTC-Endoscopic Evaluation -- Extracolonic Findings at CTC -- Reporting of Results and Quality Metrics in CTC -- CT Colonography at the University of Wisconsin: How We Do It -- CTC Program Results at the University of Wisconsin.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, Pa London : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 525 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.9943470754; Colon (Anatomy) -- Tomography; Colon (Anatomy) -- Tumors; Colonoscopy; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer; MEDICAL -- Oncology; Colon (Anatomy) -- Tomography; Colon (Anatomy) -- Tumors; Colonoscopy; Colonography, Computed Tomographic -- methods; Colonic Neoplasms -- diagnosis; Colonic Polyps -- diagnostic imaging; Colonoscopy -- methods; Colorectal Neoplasms -- diagnostic imaging; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781437719734; 1437719732
• Related ISBNs: 9781416061687; 1416061681
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.