Ajaj Waleed, Debatin Jörg F, Lauenstein Thomas
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen bUniversity Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Aug;17(8):815-20. doi: 10.1097/00042737-200508000-00006.
Dark-lumen magnetic resonance colonography has been shown to be an appropriate diagnostic tool for the detection of colorectal pathologies. This review describes the underlying techniques of dark-lumen magnetic resonance colonography concerning data acquisition, image interpretation and diagnostic accuracy for the detection of colorectal pathologies. In addition, techniques to improve patients' acceptance are discussed.