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**Outgrowth | **Outgrowth | ||
**Filling defect | **Filling defect | ||
*CT colonography or [[virtual colonoscopy]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of colon polyps. | *CT colonography or [[virtual colonoscopy]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of colon polyps. Findings on CT colonography suggestive of colon polyps include:<ref name="Laghi2016">{{cite journal|last1=Laghi|first1=Andrea|title=CT Colonography: an update on current and future indications|journal=Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology|volume=10|issue=7|year=2016|pages=785–794|issn=1747-4124|doi=10.1586/17474124.2016.1143358}}</ref> | ||
*Visual detection of outgrowths from [[intestine]] | |||
*CT colonography is indicated in some patients, including: | *CT colonography is indicated in some patients, including: | ||
**Incompleted, failed, or unfeasible colonoscopy | **Incompleted, failed, or unfeasible colonoscopy |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
CT scan
- CT scan with contrast may be helpful in the diagnosis of colon polyps. Findings on CT scan with contrast suggestive of colon polyps include:[1]
- Outgrowth
- Filling defect
- CT colonography or virtual colonoscopy may be helpful in the diagnosis of colon polyps. Findings on CT colonography suggestive of colon polyps include:[2]
- Visual detection of outgrowths from intestine
- CT colonography is indicated in some patients, including:
- Incompleted, failed, or unfeasible colonoscopy
- Elderly and frail patients
References
- ↑ Arnesen, R. B.; Ginnerup-Pedersen, B.; Poulsen, P. B.; von Benzon, E.; Adamsen, S.; Laurberg, S.; Hart-Hansen, O. (2016). "Cost-effectiveness of computed tomographic colonography: a prospective comparison with colonoscopy". Acta Radiologica. 48 (3): 259–266. doi:10.1080/02841850601182139. ISSN 0284-1851.
- ↑ Laghi, Andrea (2016). "CT Colonography: an update on current and future indications". Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 10 (7): 785–794. doi:10.1586/17474124.2016.1143358. ISSN 1747-4124.