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Overview of CTC in Imaging the Colon

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The transition of a new technique into clinical practice involves review of the practice, audit and the development of standards and guidelines to support the introduction of the technique. CTC has been developed by gastrointestinal-focused radiologists throughout the globe, with guidelines issued to aid implementation and to establish best practice for centres performing CTC. This chapter reviews the development of CTC and discusses current guidance and where CTC may be heading in the future.

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Baldwin-Cleland, R., Muckian, J. (2016). Overview of CTC in Imaging 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_7

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