Main description:

Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy thoroughly revises and updates Abraham Dachman's bestselling first edition. Joined in this edition by co-editor Andrea Laghi, Dr. Dachman has expanded the focus of the text to cover fundamental topics of this rapidly evolving technology, including the history of virtual colonoscopy, a review of clinical trial data from throughout the world, and a presentation of clinical background information. Also included are chapters covering patient preparation and tagging, performing and reporting virtual colonoscopy, viewing methods, MR colonography, and computer aided detection. The second part of the text presents an atlas of high-resolution images with detailed explanations of teaching points, covering normal anatomy; sessile, pedunculated, diminutive and flat lesions; masses; stool and diverticula; and common pitfalls. Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy is a valuable resource for all radiologists and gastroenterologists interested in learning the fundamentals of this exciting technique.

Contents:

Part I: Text

Chapter 1: Virtual Colonoscopy: From concept to implementation

Authors: Beth McFarland, Katie Keysor and David J. Vining

Chapter 2: Global implementation of CTC

Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Screening of Colorectal Cancer

Authors: Cesare Hassan, Gabriel D. Lang and David T. Rubin

Chapter 4: Implementation and clinical trials in the USA

Authors: MAJ Peter Van Geertruyden, J. Richard Choi and LCDR Alex Galifianakis

Chapter 5: Clinical Trials. Europe

Authors: Daniele Regge and Andrea Laghi

Chapter 6: Patient preparation and tagging

Authors: Dipti K. Lenhart, Rocio Perez Johnston and Mike Zalis

Chapter 7: Performing and reporting.

Author: Abraham H. Dachman

Chapter 8: Viewing Methods

Author: Jorge Soto and Kevin J. Chang

Chapter 9: The Controversy Over Flat Lesions

Author: Seong Ho Park

Chapter 10: MR Colonography

Authors: Marije P. van der Paardt, Frank M. Zijta and Jaap Stoker

Chapter 11: Extracolonic Findings

Authors: Abraham H. Dachman and Ila Sethi

Chapter 12: Computer-Aided Detection

Authors: Kenji Suzuki and Abraham H. Dachman

Part II: Atlas

Authors: Franco Iafrate, Andrea Laghi and invited contributors

Chapter 13: Normal Anatomy

Chapter 14: Sessile polyps

Chapter 15: Pedunculated polyps

Chapter 16: Diminutive polyps

Chapter 17: Flat lesions

Chapter 18: Stool, diverticulosis

Chapter 19: Masses

Chapter 20: Pitfalls and miscellaneous