Virtual colonoscopy for the detection of XXXX in a Chinese population.

@entity1 @entity5 @entity1127 @entity14
AIM: The aim of this study is to assess the sensitivity of virtual colonoscopy in detecting @entity14 in a Chinese population. METHODS: Seventy-one consecutive Chinese @entity1 (38 @entity1 and 33 @entity1 ) referred for diagnostic colonoscopy were recruited. @entity1 received a routine bowel preparation in the morning followed by a helical abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan with air insufflation of the colon. The CT images were then processed by using surface-rendered software and interpreted by a single radiologist who was blinded to the clinical information. Colonoscopy was performed in the same afternoon without knowledge of the radiology results. All @entity1127 and @entity5 were proven histologically. RESULTS: Five @entity14 were diagnosed and all were detected by virtual colonoscopy. The sensitivity and specificity of virtual colonoscopy for the detection of @entity1 with @entity1127 of all sizes, and @entity1 with @entity1127 >/=10 mm were 59, 92, 88 and 100%, respectively. The procedure was well tolerated by all @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: This study was carried out in a real clinical setting without a preselection of cases. Virtual colonoscopy was satisfactory for the detection of @entity1127 greater than 10 mm, and for the diagnosis of @entity5 , and it is also a promising imaging modality for @entity14 in a Chinese population.
