In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of CT scans performed, both
in the US and the UK, which has fuelled concern about the long-term consequences of these …

Recent technologic advances have markedly enhanced the clinical applications of
computed tomography (CT). While the benefits of CT exceed the harmful effects of radiation …

The invention provides a method and system for performing an image-guided endoscopic
medical procedure. The invention may include registering image-space coordinates of a …

PURPOSE: To prospectively investigate the effect of low tube voltage on radiation dose,
contrast enhancement, image quality, and image noise at abdominal dynamic computed …

Access to natural and artificial passages in the body for treatment or investigation for
possible treatment traditionally make use of elongated instruments that are inserted into the …

Background Virtual colonoscopy is a new method of imaging the colon in which thin-section,
helical computed tomography (CT) is used to generate high-resolution, two-dimensional …

PURPOSE: To assess the methodologic quality of available data in published reports of
computed tomographic (CT) colonography by performing systematic review and meta …

A system, method, and article of manufacture for imaging tubular structures of the human
body, such as the digestive tract of a living person, with a medical imaging device such as a …

The invention provides methods and apparatus for navigating a medical instrument to a
target in the lung. In one embodiment, the invention includes inserting a bronchoscope into …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the feasibility of preserving image
quality during CT colonography (CTC) using a reduced radiation dose with adaptive …