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Bowel preparation and tagging in CT colonography

Body region: CT Colonography
Author: Andrea Laghi, MD, Franco Iafrate, MD, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Latina, Italy

Bowel cleansing is mandatory prior to a CTC study since residual stool and fluid may either mimic a polyp


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