virtual colonoscopy
(redirected from CT Colonography)virtual colonoscopy
n.
A screening examination of the colon in which x-rays obtained by CAT scan are used to generate computerized three-dimensional images of the colonic mucosa.
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virtual colonoscopy
Imaging A diagnostic procedure in which 2-D helical CT images are converted into 3-D images of the colonic mucosa that are similar and an alternative to those obtained by conventional colonoscopy.See Colonoscopy, CT colography, Double contrast barium enema.
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