Although medical literature has shown computerized tomographic colonography and optical colonoscopy are both effective at detecting advanced adenomas, recent research indicates optical colonoscopy ...

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.

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — The initiation of a CT colonoscopy screening program did not reduce the number of traditional ...

Despite the fact that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services halted reimbursement for computed tomography colonography (CTC) in 2009, partly due to concerns about how the procedure was used in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Real-time optical diagnosis for diminutive colorectal polyps using narrow-band imaging colonoscopy was shown to ...

PHILADELPHIA – In 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) halted reimbursement for so-called "virtual colonoscopy" for routine colon-cancer screening in asymptomatic patients, in ...

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 ...

Optical colonoscopy (OC) is well-established as the method of choice for detecting colorectal neoplasms. Estimates of its sensitivity, however, have relied on subsequent polyp detection by the same ...

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 ...

Three-dimensional computed tomography colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, is an accurate screening method for colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the November issue of ...