CT Colonography for Radiographers

CT Colonography for Radiographers

A Guide to Performance and Image Interpretation

Munro, Leonie; Bortz, Joel H.; Ramlaul, Aarthi

Springer International Publishing AG

04/2018

316

Mole

Inglês

9783319805573

15 a 20 dias

879

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Dedication.- Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Table of Contents.- List of contributors.- List of abbreviations.- Introduction.- Patient-centred communication.- Informed consent.- Principles of computed tomography (CT).- Principles of radiation dose in computed tomography and computed tomography colonography.- Dose optimisation in CT colonography.- Overview of CT colonography in imaging the colon.- Role of contrast media in CTC: types, usage and allergic reactions.- Patient preparation, including bowel preparation, the role of tagging, and methods of colonic insufflation.- CTC technique and methods of interpreting images.- Anatomy of the colon.- Pitfalls and artefacts.- Internal haemorrhoids and other anorectal lesions.- Polyps.- The adenoma-carcinoma sequence, management and treatment of colon cancer.- Diverticular disease.- Lipomas of the colon.- Extracolonic findings.- Good practice in CT colonography reporting.- Ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography in the evaluation of colon cancer.- Legal and professional requirements of radiographer reporting: a framework for practice.- Self-assessment of CT colonography images.- Glossary.- Index.
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CTC;CTC Reporting;Colon Cancer;Colorectal Cancer;Colorectal Carcinoma;Diverticular Disease;Dose Optimisation in CTC;Extracolonic Structures;Optical Colonoscopy;Polyps;Diagnostic Radiology