Despite not being covered by most insurers, virtual colonoscopy is gaining favor among patients because of its non-invasive nature, as well as among providers, as new research has indicated it is ...

A procedure that lets doctors find abnormal growths in the colon through computer-generated images is slightly more accurate and less invasive than conventional colonoscopy, new research suggests.

So-called virtual colonoscopies — done using souped-up x-rays — detect tumors and precancerous lesions almost as well as standard colonoscopies using a camera threaded through the colon, Italian ...

The significance of a detected colon polyp matches closely with the confidence score of an interpreting radiologist using virtual colonoscopy. This suggests that virtual colonoscopy may help determine ...

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 ...

A traditional colonoscopy uses a device called a colonoscope to look inside the colon and rectum. A virtual colonoscopy is an alternative test that uses a CT scanner instead of a colonoscope. This may ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a perfect time to remind people how important it is to get screened for colon cancer. Colonoscopy is the standard used for screening; ...

Early-age onset of colon cancer is on the rise. That makes screening and detection more important than ever, since early treatment saves lives. Unfortunately, screening rates are not quite where they ...

Having had two optical and one virtual colonoscopy over the last 10 to 12 years, I read the article about the procedures with much interest ["Inside Out," April 28]. Two things became immediately ...

Bay Area Gastroenterology, based in the Houston area, has announced it is offering virtual colonoscopy, according to a news release. “Unlike a standard optical colonoscopy, a virtual colonoscopy ...

WASHINGTON — Medicare won't pay for the virtual colonoscopy procedure, concluding Tuesday that there's inadequate evidence to support the cheaper, less intrusive alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy ...