Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 118-125 , February 2010

Comparison of a unidirectional panoramic 3D endoluminal interpretation technique to traditional 2D and bidirectional 3D interpretation techniques at CT colonography: preliminary observations

  • D.K. Lenhart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA
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  • J. Babb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA
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  • J. Bonavita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA
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  • D. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA
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  • E.J. Bini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, NYU Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA
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  • A.J. Megibow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA
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  • M. Macari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent. NYU Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, Suite HW-202, New York, NY 10016, USA. Tel.: +1 212 263 5145; fax: +1 212 263 6635.

Received 24 June 2009 ,Revised 3 November 2009 ,Accepted 10 November 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00368-7

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.11.001

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 118-125 , February 2010

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