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; ...

Computed tomographic (CT) colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, can be used to diagnose significant medical problems in organs outside the colon, according to a new study conducted at the San ...

Virtual CT colonoscopy creates 3-D images of the colon and a does a complete scan of the abdomen and pelvis. It can find tumors, polyps and other abnormalities. Although many insurance companies cover ...

A study finds that use of virtual colonoscopy, a non-invasive way of scanning the colon for potentially cancerous growths, is on the rise. That’s a bit of a surprise, given that not all medical ...

CTC (virtual colonoscopy) is a thin slice CT scan of the abdomen after adequate bowel preparation and colon insufflation in which data are reconstructed providing axial, multiplanar, and endoluminal ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Licensed CT Technician for Life Guard Imaging, Brandi McMillan, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share more about their virtual colonoscopy and how it compares to a ...

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 ...

According to Mark Baumel, MD, MS, president and CEO of Colon Health Centers of America, colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer if detected early yet it remains the ...