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A pilot study of virtual reality as an alternative to pharmacological sedation during colonoscopy

Endoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims Conscious sedation is routinely administered for colonoscopy but is associated with risks and inconveniences. We sought to determine whether virtual reality (VR) may be a feasible alternative.
Madeline Friedman, Kyle Rand, Tobias Patel, Francis Colizzo, Peter Carolan, Peter Kelsey, Daniel C. Chung   +6 more
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Risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia according to age and gender. [PDF]

, 2011
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer related morbidity and death. Despite the fact that the mean age at diagnosis of CRC is lower in men, screening by colonoscopy or fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is initiated at same age in ...
Alexander Crispin, Burkhard Göke, Wagner, A., Crispin, Alexander, Göke, Burkhard, Frank T. Kolligs, Frank T Kolligs, Kolligs, Frank T., Andreas Wagner, Kolligs, F. T., Mansmann, Ulrich, Ulrich Mansmann, Wagner, Andreas, Axel Munte, Munte, A., Munte, Axel   +15 more
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Costs of Finding an Advanced Adenoma in Colorectal Screening

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004
The authors used computerized decision analysis to estimate the costs of finding and removing an advanced colonic adenoma in patients referred because of a positive fecal occult blood test.
Jerome B Simon
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Three-dimensional reconstruction of computed tomography colonography discloses anatomic features associated with colonoscopy failure

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2023
Objectives: Three-dimensional virtual reality (3D VR) permits precise reconstruction of computed tomography (CT) images, and these allow precise measurements of colonic anatomical parameters.
David Hochstein, Shai Tejman-Yarden, Olga Saukhat, Oliana Vazgovski, Yisrael Parmet, Netanel Nagar, Edward Ram, Dan Carter   +7 more
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A remote access CT colonography training system [PDF]

, 2007
Computed tomography colonography (CTC) is emerging as an alternative to conventional colonoscopy (CC). However CTC is not yet in widespread use due in part to the lack of suitably trained radiologists.
Luauté, Vincent
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Role of CT virtual colonoscopy versus conventional colonoscopy in the evaluation of colonic polyps [PDF]

, 2013
Virtual colonoscopy is one of the recent advances in the field of CT post processing technique. It represents a type of 3D reconstruction technique which is capable of elaborating endoscopic endoluminal display of the colon without the use of real ...
Zaytoun, Hossam A., Osama, Ayman, Solieman, Hazem Hamed   +2 more
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Virtual or Conventional ? Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy of Imaging and Endoscopic Techniques in Colorectal Disorders

Minia Journal of Medical Research
Background: Colorectal diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Conventional colonoscopy (CC) remains the gold standard for diagnosis and management, while virtual colonoscopy (VC) has emerged as a less invasive alternative ...
Shaimaa Mohammed, Nadia Mohammed, Ibrahim Shawqat, Ayman Hassanen, Alaa Wagih   +4 more
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'How compliant do we want to be with the colonoscopy surveillance guidelines?'

, 2007
Objective: To assess the referral practice for surveillance colonoscopy amongst clinicians and to measure whether practice was inline with the current Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) and the British Society of ...
Basnyat, P.S., Taffinder, N., Chivers, K.C.   +2 more
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Distributed computing methodology for training neural networks in an image-guided diagnostic application [PDF]

, 2006
Distributed computing is a process through which a set of computers connected by a network is used collectively to solve a single problem. In this paper, we propose a distributed computing methodology for training neural networks for the detection of ...
Plagianakos, V.P., Vrahatis, M.N., Magoulas, George D.   +2 more
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Role of Enhanced CT Combined with CT Virtual colonoscopy Compared to Colonic Endoscopy in Detection of Colorectal Pathology [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts
Background: Colorectal pathology is the study of diseases affecting the colon, rectum, and anus, encompassing a range of conditions from benign to malignant.
Dalia Aggour, Mohamed Shawky Alwarraky, Esraa Barseem, Hassan Zaghla, Manal Ibrahim Gomae   +4 more
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