virtual colonoscopy


virtual colonoscopy

n. A screening examination of the colon in which x-rays obtained by CAT scan are used to generate computerized three-dimensional images of the colonic mucosa.
A diagnostic procedure in which 2-dimensional helical CT images are converted into 3-dimensional images of the colonic mucosa similar to those obtained by conventional colonoscopy.

virtual colonoscopy

Imaging A diagnostic procedure in which 2-D helical CT images are converted into 3-D images of the colonic mucosa that are similar and an alternative to those obtained by conventional colonoscopy.
See Colonoscopy, CT colography, Double contrast barium enema.