BWH Research

The Brigham is a leader in research on CT colongraphy. It's world-class clinicians work with industry partners, medical researchers, and computer scientists to advance the state-of-the-art in CTC technique and interpretation.

Current areas of focus:

  Bowel cleansing preparation and "virtual prep" techniques
  Colonic insuffation and scanning methods
  Computer-aided detection of polyps
  Mathematical transformation of colon (e.g. flattened colon)
  Use of three-dimensional reconstruction to aid interpretation