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.

LOS ANGELES • Colonoscopy is an important tool to detect colorectal cancer. In recent years, virtual colonoscopy, which involves a CT scan of the colon instead of the invasive, optical inspection of ...

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

John C. Fang, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, discusses the costs and benefits of CT colonography. Question: How has the ...

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 ...

A study by researchers at UCSF Medical Center has found that virtual colonoscopy may not measure up to conventional colonoscopy for widespread colorectal cancer screening in the U.S. Using a “decision ...

Philip O. Katz, MD, president of the American College of Gastroenterology, defended traditional colonoscopy as a more effective, cost-savvy choice over virtual, or CT, colonoscopy in a letter to ...