Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3162556 | Medical Journal Armed Forces India | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Virtual scopy is a computerized, non-invasive technique used in simulating views provided by a fiber optic endoscope. Multidetector CT (MDCT) enhances the technique of Virtual scopy, by its z-axis resolution, faster data acquisition and improved 3D-image quality. The common application included Virtual Colonoscopy, Bronchoscopy, Gastroscopy, Angioscopy, Labyrinthoscopy, Thoracoscopy and Stentoscopy. Of the 45 Virtual scopies referred to Radiology Department at INHS Asvini, the single largest application was Virtual Angioscopy followed by Stentoscopy and the smallest was evaluation of larynx, labyrinth, colon and mediastinum accounting for 3 each. Endoscopy data and histopathological diagnosis was available in 17 patients, who underwent Virtual studies of larynx, airway, stomach, mediastinum and colon.
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Authors
IK Indrajit, JD Souza, R Pant, PC Hande,