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Flat lesions missed at conventional colonoscopy (CC) and visualized by CT colonography (CTC): a pictorial essay

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The purpose of this study is to describe our experience with cases of false negative findings at conventional colonoscopy (CC) that were identified by CT colonography (CTC). Conventional colonoscopy (CC) is the universally accepted gold-standard technique for the diagnosis of colonic polyps and cancers, however occasionally this method can generate false negative findings. We present examples of false negatives at CC, correctly identified by CT colonography (CTC), and later confirmed at a second endoscopy, describing the reasons of false negative, when possible.

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  1. Radiology Unit, Department of Digestive Disease and Internal Medicine, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    Francesca Coppola, Dimitris Papadopoulos & Rita Golfieri

  2. Radiology Unit, IRCC, Candiolo, Turin, Italy

    Daniele Regge

  3. Radiology Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Nicola Flor

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Coppola, F., Regge, D., Flor, N. et al. Flat lesions missed at conventional colonoscopy (CC) and visualized by CT colonography (CTC): a pictorial essay. Abdom Imaging 39, 25–32 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-013-0052-2

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