Spectral photon-counting CT: initial experience with dual–contrast agent K-edge colonography

D Muenzel, D Bar-Ness, E Roessl, I Blevis, M Bartels… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate the feasibility of using spectral photon-counting computed
tomography (CT) to differentiate between gadolinium-based and nonionic iodine-based …

Diagnostic accuracy of laxative-free computed tomographic colonography for detection of adenomatous polyps in asymptomatic adults: a prospective evaluation

ME Zalis, MA Blake, W Cai, PF Hahn… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Background: Colon screening by optical colonoscopy (OC) or computed tomographic
colonography (CTC) requires a laxative bowel preparation, which inhibits screening …

Deep learning electronic cleansing for single-and dual-energy CT colonography

R Tachibana, JJ Näppi, J Ota, N Kohlhase… - Radiographics, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Electronic cleansing (EC) is used for computational removal of residual feces and fluid
tagged with an orally administered contrast agent on CT colonographic images to improve …

Informatics in radiology: dual-energy electronic cleansing for fecal-tagging CT colonography

W Cai, SH Kim, JG Lee, H Yoshida - Radiographics, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Electronic cleansing (EC) is an emerging technique for the removal of tagged fecal materials
at fecal-tagging computed tomographic (CT) colonography. However, existing EC methods …

Noncathartic CT colonography: image quality assessment and performance and in a screening cohort

JG Fletcher, AC Silva, JL Fidler… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Cathartic bowel preparation is a major barrier for colorectal cancer screening.
We examined noncathartic CT colonography (CTC) quality and performance using four …

Self-Supervised adversarial learning with a limited dataset for electronic cleansing in computed tomographic colonography: a preliminary feasibility study

R Tachibana, JJ Näppi, T Hironaka, H Yoshida - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Electronic cleansing (EC) is used for performing a virtual cleansing of the
colon on CT colonography (CTC) images for colorectal cancer screening. However, current …

Improving the accuracy of CTC interpretation: computer-aided detection

RM Summers - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics, 2010 - giendo.theclinics.com
Computer-aided detection (CAD) for computed tomographic colonography (CTC) was
introduced in the late 1990s. CAD has developed rapidly and early clinical trials of CAD are …

A straightforward approach to computer-aided polyp detection using a polyp-specific volumetric feature in CT colonography

JG Lee, JH Kim, SH Kim, HS Park, BI Choi - Computers in biology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
This study presents a straightforward approach to computer-aided polyp detection and
explores its advantages and future potential. A straightforward computer-aided polyp …

Informatics in radiology: electronic cleansing for noncathartic CT colonography: a structure-analysis scheme

W Cai, H Yoshida, ME Zalis, JJ Näppi, GJ Harris - Radiographics, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography performed after tagging of fecal matter but
without a cathartic agent, or noncathartic CT colonography (also known as laxative-free CT …

Electronic cleansing for computed tomography (CT) colonography using a scale-invariant three-material model

IWO Serlie, FM Vos, R Truyen, FH Post… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A well-known reading pitfall in computed tomography (CT) colonography is posed by
artifacts at T-junctions, ie, locations where air-fluid levels interface with the colon wall. This …