CT ColonographyPreplessElderlyVirtual ColonoscopyIncomplete colonoscopyWe prospectively assessed the feasibility and acceptance of computerized tomographic colonography (CTC) without bowel cathartic preparation in elderly patients after incomplete colonoscopy. A total of 136 patients underwent CTC without cathartic ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Tasty menu items may soon replace the foul-tasting purgatives typically used to prepare the bowel for colonoscopy that are so difficult to swallow and unpopular with patients, they can impede cleansing. "Not a day goes by that a patient of mine doesn't complain about our ...
As is common with other examinations of the colon, bowel prep is not always as adequate as the physician would like. CT colonography The day before the procedure, the patient is placed on a clear liquid diet and given a prescription for a bowel prep. The FS is recommended every 5 years ...
Digital bowel cleansing for computer-aided detection of polyps in fecal-tagging CT colonography Digital bowel cleansing (DBC) is an emerging method for segmentation of fecal materials, which are tagged by an X-ray-opaque oral contrast agent in CT colo... W Cai,J Näppi,ME Zalis,... - 《...
(CoolPrep) FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B present the above results classified as “effective bowel cleansing” referring to conditions adequate for colonoscopy and “insufficient bowel preparation” referring to conditions unsatisfactory or impossible for accurate colonoscopy. “Effective bowel preparation” includes...
(2) Methods: A systematic search for studies was carried out for articles relevant to mechanical bowel preparation and its effects on volatile organic compounds. A total of 4 of 1349 papers initially derived from the search were selected. (3) Results: Two studies with a total of 134 patients...