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In this chapter will be underlined the importance of a correct definition and categorization of flat or non polypoid lesion according to Paris Classification. CT colonography morphological features of flat lesions are then reported giving the readers some few imaging pearls to recognize them.
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Iafrate, F., Ciolina, M., Laghi, A. (2013). Flat Lesion. In: Neri, E., Faggioni, L., Bartolozzi, C. (eds) CT Colonography Atlas. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11149-5_9
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