Virtual Colonoscopy

Research

Mayo Clinic is an international leader in colon and rectal cancer research. Mayo Clinic physicians have one of the world's largest experiences in the use of computerized tomographic (CT) colonography, the so-called virtual colonoscopy, which offers patients a quicker, more comfortable exam.

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Johnson CD, Toledano AY, Herman BA, Dachman AH, McFarland EG, Barish MA, Brink JA, Ernst RD, Fletcher JG, Halvorsen RA, Hara AK, Hopper KD, Koehler RE, Lu DSK, Macari M, MacCarty RL, Miller FH, Morrin M, Paulson EK, Yee J, Zalis M. Computerized tomographic colonography: Performance evaluation in a retrospective multicenter setting. [Article] Gastroenterology 2003 Sep; 125(3):688-95. [Abstract]

Fletcher JG, Johnson CD, Krueger WR, Ahlquist DA, Nelson H, Ilstrup D, Harmsen WS, Corcoran KE. Contrast-enhanced CT colonography in recurrent colorectal carcinoma: Feasibility of simultaneous evaluation for metastatic disease, local recurrence, and metachronous neoplasia in colorectal carcinoma. [Article] AJR Am J Roentgenol 2002 Feb; 178(2):283-90. 14. [Abstract]

Fletcher JG. Future directions in CT colonography. [Article] Abdom Imaging 2002 May-Jun; 27(3):301-8. 15. [No Abstract Available]

Gluecker TM, Fletcher JG. CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) for the detection of colorectal polyps and neoplasms: current status and future developments.[Article] Eur J Cancer 2002 Nov; 38(16):2070-8. [Abstract]