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1: Ugeskr Laeger. 2005 Nov 7;167(45):4279-84.Links

[Magnetic resonance colonography: a new diagnostic tool]

[Article in Danish]

Achiam MP, Chabanova E, Løgager VB, Thomsen HS, Nielsen OH.

Amtssygehuset i Herlev, Afdelingen for Diagnostisk Radiologi, Herlev.

Magnetic resonance colonography (MR colonography) is a three-dimensional imaging of the colon. Data postprocessing also allows for virtual colonoscopy, depicting the intraluminal morphology. Acquisition and postprocessing of high-resolution images require a state-of the-art modern MR scanner and a workstation. Regarding patient preparation, a bowel cleansing is necessary. The results of cancer screening have shown MR colonography to be superior to the traditional double-contrast barium enema. In inflammatory bowel disease, MR colonography can be used to assess disease activity, including spreading.

PMID: 16277930 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]