Course:
College of Radiographers CPD Endorsed, Computed Tomography
Module:
CT Colonography - Virtual Colonoscopy
Module Description:
Audience: All medical professionals
Prerequisites: None
This is a webcast with audio. The aim of this course is to provide a understanding of the procedure CT Colonography, also know as Virtual Colonoscopy. The participant will learn about benign and malignant diseases of the colon, the usual diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, and the principles, preparation, and scanning techniques for Virtual Colonoscpopy.
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss the concerning aspects of benign and malignant masses of the colon.
2. Describe the applied histological principles.
3. Describe the structural principles of masses in the colon.
4. Recognize the characteristic clinical presentations of the disease entities.
5. Explain the usual diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms.
6. Discuss the principles of CT Colonography.
7. Recognize the indications, contraindications, advantages and disadvantages of the procedure.
8. Discuss preparation of the patient for the examination.
9. Describe the techniques of scanning and imaging as well as reconstruction algorithms.
10. Explain the potential complications.
Author:
Dr. Ashley Davidoff
About the author:
Ashley Davidoff, M.D. is Professor of Clinical Radiology, Co-Director of Abdominal Imaging, and Director of Radiologic Education at Caritas St Elizabeth's Medical Center, an affiliate of Tufts Medical School. Dr. Davidoff graduated from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa with a degree in medicine, with subsequent Fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Fellow in Cardiac Pathology, Children's Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA; Fellow in Angiography and Interventional Radiology at Harvard Medical School; Residency in General Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Instructor in Radiology, Ultrasound Department at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Davidoff is a member of the Radiological Society of North America since 1991, and is published in numerous peer review journals, including book chapters. He has an interest in art and medicine and currently has an exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston.
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