Pearls and Pitfalls of Interpretation in CT Colonography
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Philippe Lefere; Abraham H. Dachman; Michael Schonberger
- Source
- Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. 71:140-148
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
Colon
business.industry
Interpretation (philosophy)
education
Rectum
Contrast Media
nutritional and metabolic diseases
Computed tomography
General Medicine
Sensitivity and Specificity
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
medicine
Humans
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
False Positive Reactions
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Medical physics
business
Cecum
Colonography, Computed Tomographic
False Negative Reactions
- Language
- ISSN
- 1488-2361
0846-5371
The accuracy of computed tomography (CT) colonography (CTC) requires that the radiologist be well trained in the recognition of pitfalls of interpretation. In order to achieve a high sensitivity and specificity, the interpreting radiologist must be well versed in the causes of both false-positive and false-negative results. In this article, we review the common and uncommon pitfalls of interpretation in CTC.