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Unfolded Cube Projection of the Colon

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In the evaluation of computed tomography (CT) colonography examinations generally two different approaches exist:

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  1. Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Ayso H. de Vries MD & Jaap Stoker MD, PhD (Professor)

  2. Quantitative Imaging Group, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ, Delft, The Netherlands

    Frans M. Vos MSc, PhD & Iwo W. O. Serlie MSc

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  1. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department of Oncology, Transplants, and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy

    Emanuele Neri MD  & Davide Caramella MD (Professor) &  (Professor)

  2. Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department of Oncology, Transplants, and New Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy

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de Vries, A.H., Vos, F.M., Serlie, I.W.O., Stoker, J. (2008). Unfolded Cube Projection of the Colon. In: Neri, E., Caramella, D., Bartolozzi, C. (eds) Image Processing in Radiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49830-8_19

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