Dr. Mohamed Refaey's Blog – December 2010 Archive (2)

Medical imaging of the rectum and colon is used for screening and evaluation of cancer, traditional barium enema; endosonography and colonoscopy were the available facilities to perform such examination.

Virtual colonoscopy is a modern medical imaging technique that became

available due to advanced technology and software rendering over the

computed tomography images. Virtual colonoscopy provides an easier and

faster screening medical imaging technique for suspicious and…

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Imaging of the peri-anal fistulas is markedly demanded recently to

assess the clinical condition and per-operative assessment. As regards

the ordinary radiographic examinations could not correctly evaluate the

disease and provide the accurate classification needed by the surgeon,

multiple tries with various techniques including ultrasound and computed

tomography are done. Still, MRI has proved to be the best modality to

assess the peri-anal fistulas due to its… Continue