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Current status of MR colonography
YU Qiong  WANG Fu-rong  ZHANG Hui-mao 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2013.02.015.


[Abstract] In this article, we discuss MR colonography in terms of techniques and indications, imaging findings, consensus on its current role, and future developments and research directions. MR colonography is useful for Colorectal Cancer Screening.
[Keywords] Magnetic resonance imaging;Colon;Rectum;Colorectal neoplasms

YU Qiong China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China

WANG Fu-rong China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China

ZHANG Hui-mao* China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China

*Correspondence to: Zhang HM, E-mail: lhuimaozhanglinda@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2012-04-28
Accepted  2012-08-29
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2013.02.015
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2013.02.015.

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