Computed Tomography Colonography: Pearls and Pitfalls

David H Kim; Courtney C Moreno; Perry J Pickhardt

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2018.05.004

Computed Tomography Colonography: Pearls and Pitfalls

Radiol Clin North Am. 2018 Sep;56(5):719-735. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.05.004.

Authors

David H Kim¹, Courtney C Moreno², Perry J Pickhardt³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3/311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 Clifton Road, Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3/311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA.

PMID: 30119770
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.05.004

Abstract

This article serves as a practical reference to optimize the performance of computed tomography colonography in the detection of colorectal neoplasia. A specific protocol in use at 2 US university programs as well as defined interpretation strategies will be described. With this framework in place, various clinical pearls as well as pitfalls to avoid will be a major focus of this article.

Keywords: CT; CT colonography; Colorectal cancer; Screening.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Colon / diagnostic imaging
Colonography, Computed Tomographic / methods*
Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods