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3D Imaging: Invaluable for the Correct Diagnosis?

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Virtual Colonoscopy

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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In the evaluation of computed tomography colonogra-phy (virtual colonoscopy) (CTC) examinations, there are basically two principles of reviewing: it can be done two-dimensionally (2D) or three-dimensionally (3D) (Fig. 11.1).

The simplest 2D approach is to view the axial helical or multiplanar reformatting (MPR) CT images without any additional processing. However, in practice this approach will be combined with 3D-rendered images. The method is named primary 2D if 3D is only used for problem-solving. Alternatively, evaluation of CTC examinations can be done with a primary 3D approach, in which an (endo)luminal 3D view of the colon is combined with a requisite 2D method.

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de Vries, A.H., Stoker, J. (2010). 3D Imaging: Invaluable for the Correct Diagnosis?. In: Lefere, P., Gryspeerdt, S. (eds) Virtual Colonoscopy. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79886-6_11

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