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Erschienen in: European Radiology 7/2006

01.07.2006 | Gastrointestinal

MR colonography: current status

verfasst von: Thomas C. Lauenstein

Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 7/2006

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Abstract

Magnetic resonance colonography (MRC) has gained access into clinical routine as a means for the assessment of the large bowel. There are widely accepted indications for MRC, especially in patients with incomplete conventional colonoscopy. Furthermore, virtual MRC is more and more propagated as a screening tool, with advantages especially inherent to the non-invasive character of this procedure and the lack of ionizing radiation exposition. Beyond a sufficiently high diagnostic accuracy, outstanding patient acceptance is a major advantage of MRC as a diagnostic modality. This review article describes indications, techniques and clinical outcome of current MRC approaches. Furthermore, the impact of fecal tagging concepts is discussed.
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Metadaten
Titel
MR colonography: current status
verfasst von
Thomas C. Lauenstein
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2006
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Radiology / Ausgabe 7/2006
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-006-0260-z

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