For anyone seeking to avoid the unpleasantness and discomfort of a colonoscopy, here’s good news: A computed tomography (CT) scan that provides a “virtual colonoscopy” of the large intestine is just ...

A new method of performing virtual colonoscopy using a CT scan — which doesn’t involve the dreaded laxative preparation to clear the colon the night before — may be about as effective as a standard ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Laxative-free CT colonography correctly identified 91% of adenomas that measured 10 mm or larger, suggesting the ...

A recent study published in the journal Gut compares the efficacy of capsule endoscopy to CT colonography in patients with an incomplete colonoscopy. Of the 100 patients enrolled, capsule endoscopy ...

Colonoscopy is better at detecting potentially dangerous colon polyps than computed tomography (CT) scanning is, a new study reveals. The conclusion differs from that of a recent report that found the ...

A new method of performing virtual colonoscopy using a CT scan - which does not involve the dreaded laxative preparation to clear the colon the night before - may be about as effective as a standard ...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology examined radiologists’ preferences for optical colonoscopy or CT colonography as colorectal cancer screening modalities. The study ...

May 21, 2012 (San Diego, California) — For colorectal cancer screening, patients in a Canadian study were more satisfied with colonoscopy than with computed tomography colonography (CTC), or "virtual ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the US, claiming >50,000 lives there annually. The vast majority of CRCs arise from readily identifiable precursor ...