Virtual colonoscopy, also called computed tomography colonography (CTC) or CT colonography, is a noninvasive way to check for polyps and colon cancer tumors. If you need a colonoscopy, you may wonder ...

If you're between the ages of 45 and 85, you should have a colorectal cancer screening routine in place, per the American Cancer Society (ACS). But a colonoscopy—in which your doctor uses a special ...

A study finds that use of virtual colonoscopy, a non-invasive way of scanning the colon for potentially cancerous growths, is on the rise.more That’s a bit of a surprise, given that not all medical ...

A new, large-scale study of more than 10,000 adults found that more than one in every 200 asymptomatic people screened with CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, had clinically unsuspected ...

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A University of Wisconsin Medical School study found virtual colonoscopy using a CT scan is as effective as a colonoscopy in detecting cancer. Virtual colonoscopy ...

Virtual colonoscopy represents a noninvasive test for the examination of the colonic lumen that involves the generation of both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional views of the colon and rectum using data ...

Although virtual colonoscopy is being increasingly promoted as a high-tech, less painful way to detect colorectal cancer, real-world experience is demonstrating it can be unreliable. A comparison ...

Imagine a better, easier, cheaper and less invasive and time-consuming way to do a colonoscopy. Well, there is, and it’s a good thing, too, since colon and rectal cancer kills more than 50,000 people ...

Sort of. If we're talking about the re-test, and your first one came up negative. A virtual colonoscopy replaces an operation and a scope up your butt with x-rays and other imaging. But you still need ...

A procedure that lets doctors find abnormal growths in the colon through computer-generated images is slightly more accurate and less invasive than conventional colonoscopy, new research suggests.