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 ...

Radiologists at Lowville, N.Y.-based Lewis County General Hospital are using new virtual colonoscopy technology through using a CT scanner to produce a 3D image of a patient’s colon, according to ...

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 ...

May 15, 2007 — Computed tomography (CT) colonography, also known as a virtual colonoscopy (VC), has been found to have a high concordance with optical colonoscopy in identifying significant polyps.

When caught early, colorectal cancer is easily treated and has a survival rate of over 90%. At the same time, it is the cancer that people really don’t want to talk about — even with their doctor.

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 ...

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 ...

Avoiding a colonoscopy because of its uncomfortable invasiveness? A high-tech procedure may eliminate a lot of this discomfort while still giving your doctor a good peek inside. Virtual colonoscopy ...

The FDA approved Bracco Diagnostics’ Tagitol V oral suspension for adult patients undergoing virtual colonoscopy. 1. The low-volume fecal tagging agent opacifies residual stool in the colon to ...

The accuracy of virtual colonoscopy, which provides a computer-generated 3-D view of the colon, varies considerably, depending on the training and methods of the doctors performing it, researchers say ...

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 ...