So-called virtual colonoscopies — done using souped-up x-rays — detect tumors and precancerous lesions almost as well as standard colonoscopies using a camera threaded through the colon, Italian ...

A virtual colonoscopy is used to identify abnormalities in your colon and rectum, which are both part of your large intestine. In this procedure, pictures of the inside of your large intestine are ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Virtual colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer has been in use in ...

Virtual colonoscopy can effectively detect flat lesions in the colon, a study of more than 1,200 patients shows. The study results lay to rest concerns that virtual colonoscopy should not be used as a ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. (Oct. 17, 2006) – Three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, is an accurate screening method for colorectal cancer, according to a ...

CT colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, is as accurate at screening for colorectal cancers and pre-cancerous polyps as conventional colonoscopy, the current screening standard, according to the ...

CHICAGO – Three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, is more sensitive and less invasive than conventional colonoscopy in screening average-risk ...

A new study of 1,400 Medicare-age patients provides fodder for advocates of virtual colonoscopy as an alternative to invasive colonoscopy. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2009 ended ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Key Takeaways Regular colon cancer screenings can help find and treat the disease ...

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 ...

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.

A procedure that lets doctors find abnormal growths in the colon through 3-D computer-generated images is at least as accurate as a more invasive conventional colonoscopy, suggests research that was ...