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CT colonoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease

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Virtual colonoscopy is used worldwide for the detection of colon polyps, but this technique has not been used much for the evaluation of inflammatory bowel diseases. The advent of multidetector-computed tomography and the use of high quality 3D and virtual images opened up the opportunity to assess these patients with this non-invasive technique. Early and late colonic changes are illustrated.

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  1. Department of Computed Tomography, Diagnóstico Maipú, Av. Maipú 1668, Vicente López, A1602ABQ, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Patricia Carrascosa, Roberto Castiglioni, Carlos Capuñay, Elba Martín López & Jorge Carrascosa

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Carrascosa, P., Castiglioni, R., Capuñay, C. et al. CT colonoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease. Abdom Imaging 32, 596–601 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-007-9242-0

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