PET/CT virtual colonoscopy

Aug 3, 2006

PET/CT colonoscopy video demonstrates how lesion overlooked on original interpretation of standard 2D PET/CT was detected with 3D application. Pathology would not have been adequately evaluated by CT-based virtual colonoscopy alone because of the large amounts of fecal matter.

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