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virtual colonoscopy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009258

A method to examine the inside of the colon by taking a series of x-rays. A computer is used to make 2-dimensional (2-D) and 3-D pictures of the colon from these x-rays. The pictures can be saved, changed to give better viewing angles, and reviewed after the procedure, even years later. Also called computed tomographic colonography, computed tomography colonography, and CT colonography.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009258
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymscomputed tomographic colonography; computed tomography colonography; CT colonography
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009258",
  "term": "virtual colonoscopy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A method to examine the inside of the colon by taking a series of x-rays. A computer is used to make 2-dimensional (2-D) and 3-D pictures of the colon from these x-rays. The pictures can be saved, changed to give better viewing angles, and reviewed after the procedure, even years later. Also called computed tomographic colonography, computed tomography colonography, and CT colonography.",
  "synonyms": [
    "computed tomographic colonography",
    "computed tomography colonography",
    "CT colonography"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/virtual-colonoscopy/"
}

Record 17,262 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.