Initial CTC screening performed as well as universal colonoscopy in the detection of advanced neoplasia — and minimized the risk for perforation. In earlier studies, the accuracy of computed ...

Seventeen percent of hospitals offered computed tomographic colonography in 2008 compared to 13 percent in 2005, according to a study published in Journal of the American College of Radiology.

New ACRIN Data Confirms CTC as Effective as Standard Colonoscopy for Americans Ages 65+ WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New data from the largest study to date examining the ...

(HealthDay News) – For patients at average-to-moderate risk of colon cancer, computed tomographic colonography (CTC) accurately detects adenomas 10mm or larger, but not smaller lesions, according to a ...

LOS ANGELES (May 23, 2006) – With more than 100,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed each year with colon cancer, doctors are working to improve screening techniques through more accurate technologies and ...

The American Gastroenterological Association says gastroenterologists planning to use computed tomographic colonography, an alternative to traditional colonoscopy, should undergo more training than ...

A new study published in The Lancet continues the debate about the relative merits of air contrast barium enema (ACBE), computed tomographic colonography (CTC or virtual colonoscopy) and colonoscopy ...

The accuracy of computed tomographic colonography ("virtual colonoscopy") for the detection of colorectal cancer is lower than that for conventional colonoscopy, suggesting that use of "virtual" ...

Colonoscopies could be made a bit more comfortable for people if they involved lying in a CT scanner, rather than being probed with an endoscope, and at the same time didn't require drinking upward of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people who have had a negative colonoscopy, less-invasive screening options may work just fine for follow-up cancer tests, a new analysis suggests. "No one screening ...

In previous studies of computed tomographic colonography (CTC or virtual colonoscopy), estimates of its sensitivity for colon polyps and cancers have varied widely. In the current study, researchers ...

Colonoscopies could be made a bit more comfortable for people if they involved lying in a CT scanner, rather than being probed with an endoscope, and at the same time didn't require drinking upward of ...