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Virtual endoscopy.

Aytekin Oto
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Virtual endoscopy is a new-generation technique which combines the features of endoscopic viewing and cross-sectional volumetric imaging. In the evaluation of gastrointestinal cancers, virtual endoscopy has been most commonly used in colorectal carcinomas and to a much lesser extent in gastric carcinomas. In this review, the current status of virtual colonoscopy was reviewed together with a brief discussion of virtual gastroscopy.

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Colonography, Computed TomographicColorectal NeoplasmsEndoscopyGastroscopyHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyNeoplasm StagingSensitivity and SpecificityStomach NeoplasmsUser-Computer InterfaceJournal ArticleReview

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Aytekin Oto. 2002. Virtual endoscopy.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0720-048x(02)00032-3

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