Big' book has sold close to 1400 in just over a year and is maintaining high rate of sale. This practical handbook fully explains the essentials of this state-of-the-art technique to radiologists, gastroenterologists, radiology residents, and technologists. Makes the key chapters of the big book accessible and affordable to the resident.

1 Virtual colonoscopy : the inside story 1 2 Background and significance 4 3 How accurate is CT colonography? 14 4 How to perform and interpret a virtual colonoscopic examination 24 5 Patient preparation 47 6 Advanced 3D display methods 53 7 MR colonography 65 8 Future directions : computer-aided diagnosis 79 9 A word about radiation dose 90