This text is a complete and practical guide to performing virtual colonoscopy
examinations and interpreting the results. The book provides precise
instructions on how to prepare the patient and specific protocols for the
various CT scanners currently in use. Detailed chapters on interpretation
demonstrate normal anatomy, anatomic variants, CT appearances of polyps and
cancer, and pitfalls of interpretation on two-dimensional and three-dimensional
views. Additional chapters cover extracolonic findings, reporting, and fecal and
fluid tagging. More than 700 illustrations show examination techniques and
normal and pathologic findings. A companion Website will offer teaching cases to
further refine the reader's interpretive skills.