Last week I saw a film starring Ricky Gervais portraying a dentist who elected to have a general anaesthetic for a colonoscopy because he wanted to be quite sure that he was fully asleep while they ...

CT Scans Outperform DNA Stool Tests In Colon Cancer Screening, Study Says By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — CT scans might be able to prevent more colon ...

December 3, 2008 (Chicago, Illinois) — Extracolonic structures can be visualized on computed tomography (CT) colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, with the right software. That means that screening ...

Here's news that will make many 50-somethings sigh with relief: A new study says a painless CT scan is as effective for screening precancerous tumours as a traditional colonoscopy. Researchers said ...

Dec. 2 -- TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A CT scan of liver tumors caused by the spread of colorectal cancer may help predict overall survival after chemotherapy, researchers report. Adding ...

A CT scan of the abdomen can show the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdominal cavity. The multiple images provided by the scan can give your doctor many different views of your body. A CT ...

If your doctor orders a CT scan, here is what you need to know: A computed tomography scan — also called a CT or CAT scan — is an imaging test that lets doctors see inside a person’s body. As a ...

Colon CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA testing Two CT screening approaches outperformed stool DNA testing in computer models CT screening also was more ...