Abstract
Knowledge of normal anatomy of the colon, its variants, and extrinsic impressions on it is essential for interpretation of 2D and 3D CTC images. A brief description of the anatomy, including malrotation of the bowel, is accompanied by CTC images of the colon as well as extrinsic impressions on it. Interpretation of CTC images, using two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) software options, is briefly covered in terms of detection of polyps in the colon.
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Bortz, J.H. (2016). Anatomy of the Colon. In: Bortz, J., Ramlaul, A., Munro, L. (eds) CT Colonography for Radiographers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29379-0_11
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