The Clinical Availability Of CT Colonography

Computed tomographic (CT) colonography allows the visualization of extracolonic organs, thereby permitting the detection of potentially significant pathologies beyond the colon. Extracolonic lesions are found in 15%-85% of cases, with some being important lesions, such as extracolonic cancer or aortic aneurysm. Early detection of extracolonic lesions is an aim of CT colonography. In particular, the detection of significant lesions is very important.

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Filed under: Colorectal Cancer on April 1st, 2009