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 ...

A traditional colonoscopy uses a device called a colonoscope to look inside the colon and rectum. A virtual colonoscopy is an alternative test that uses a CT scanner instead of a colonoscope. This may ...

Having a colonoscopy isn't likely to be anyone's idea of a good time. However, fairly new technology allows for more comfortable and speedy digital colon scans, a procedure that also eliminates the ...

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 ...

NEWARK, Del. — The Colon Health Center of Delaware has been selling an alternative to one of medicine’s most unloved procedures: the colonoscopy. Rather than insert several feet of tubing into the ...

Medicare has tentatively decided that it will not cover virtual colonscopies, citing inadequate evidence that it is an effective test for colorectal cancer, according to an announcement on the CMS Web ...

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 ...

* Virtual colonoscopy found most, but not all, tumors * People afraid of colonoscopies might get virtual scan By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - So-called virtual ...

Colorectal cancer screening can cut a person's risk of dying from the disease in half, yet about 40 percent of those who should get tested don't do it. One reason is that the gold standard for ...

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 ...

Despite the lack of reimbursement, virtual colonoscopies could be a beneficial option alongside the regularly offered optical colonoscopy, according to a study from the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

Updating the list of recommended colorectal cancer screening options is about finding more ways to spot a tumor. The blood ...