| Theme |
CT colonography |
| Title |
MR colonographic diagnosis |
| Author |
Tomonori Hosonuma |
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center |
| Author |
Shigeki Yamaguchi |
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center |
| Author |
Yoshihide Ohtani |
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center |
| Author |
Isamu Koyama |
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center |
| Author |
Kunihiko Fukuda |
Department of Radiology, Jikei University School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] |
The utility of CT colonography has been reported in both Europe and America since it was introduced in 1994 by Vining. However, there are some problems, such as the incidence of pretreatment, pain experienced during examinations and also radiation exposure. Dark lumen MR colonography, in which the fecal tagging method is used for large bowel screening, may help emiminate these problems as, reported by Weishaupt. This report, examines our experiments and reports on the utility of dark lumen MR colonography, using the fecal tagging method. In addition, in recent years, rapid progress has been made in diagnostic imaging methods. It is therefore thought that high resolution virtual MR colonography will soon be developed. |