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 ...

November 14, 2011 — Participation in colorectal cancer screening is significantly improved with computed tomographic (CT) colonography compared with traditional colonoscopy and has a similar ...

Computed tomographic (CT) colonography is used to examine the colon and rectum to detect abnormalities such as polyps and cancer. Polyps may be adenomatous (which have the potential to become ...

(CBS News) For some people, the uncomfortable nature of colon cancer screening - from the scope to the laxatives - is something they'd rather avoid even if it can help detect and prevent deadly cancer ...

The results of a new study found that CT colonography is a safe, viable option for Medicare-aged patients, according to a news release. The study appears in the July 2012 American Journal of ...

Philadelphia (Feb. 23, 2012) — Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, is comparable to standard colonoscopy in its ability to accurately detect cancer and ...

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 ...

If you’re between the ages of 45 and 85, you should have a colorectal cancer screening routine in place, per the American Cancer Society (ACS). But a colonoscopy—in which your doctor uses a special ...

CT colonography (CTC) screening, in which diminutive polyps detected are not reported or removed, has been suggested as a selective filter for therapeutic optical colonoscopy (OC) in the detection of ...

Evidence-based recommendations on computed tomographic (CT) colonography (virtual colonoscopy). This involves using a CT scanner to help doctors see signs of cancer and detect polyps in the colon.