Modified Virtual Colonoscopy in the Diagnosis and Quantification of Bowel and Disseminated Endometriosis

Johan van der Wat, Van Der Wat J, Kaplan MD, Mitch D Kaplan, M. Kaplan
Surgical technology international · 2015 · vol. 26 , pp. 19–24 · PMID:26054986 · W589145862
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This paper presents modified virtual colonoscopy (MVC) technology and its application in diagnosing and quantifying bowel and disseminated endometriosis, offering potential advances over current imaging methods.

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Abstract

This article describes the basic technology and technique behind modified virtual colonoscopy (MVC). It is accompanied by images illustrating the possibility of MVC to advance the imaging for endometriosis beyond the current modalities of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound. A quantification system is described that will ultimately make staging and multicenter prospective scientific studies possible for rectogenital and disseminated endometriosis.

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endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Colonic Diseases Colonography, Computed Tomographic Endometriosis Radiography, Abdominal Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Colonography, Computed Tomographic Colonography, Computed Tomographic Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Radiography, Abdominal Radiography, Abdominal

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