A study, published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, examined the performance and reimbursement rate of computer-aided detection during CT colonography. Timothy Ziemlewicz, MD, of ...

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 ...

Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, is comparable to standard colonoscopy in its ability to accurately detect cancer and precancerous polyps in people ...

A prospective cohort study evaluated 2,600 participants aged 50 years and older who had colon cancer screening with multidetector CT colonography and same-day colonoscopy (N Engl J Med.

Compared to stool DNA testing, researchers found that CT colonography is a cost-saving and clinically effective method for colorectal cancer screening, according to a study published in Radiology.

CT-scan-based form of virtual colonoscopy requiring no laxative preparation emerges to be as effective as standard colonoscopy in spotting the intestinal polyps likeliest to turn cancerous. In the May ...

A recent survey of patients, primary physicians and gastroenterologists found that an overwhelming majority prefer endoscopic polypectomy for small polyps detected by screening CT colonography. These ...

Two randomized controlled trials conducted within the SIGGAR study have reported efficacy results. In patients with symptoms of colorectal cancer, CT colonography should replace barium enema and is a ...

A recent study published in the journal Gut compares the efficacy of capsule endoscopy to CT colonography in patients with an incomplete colonoscopy. Of the 100 patients enrolled, capsule endoscopy ...

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 ...

Images of positive CT colonography (CTC) screening examination result in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. Three-dimensional colon map from CTC (left image) shows the location of two sigmoid polyps ...

Compared to stool DNA testing, researchers found that CT colonography is a cost-saving and clinically effective method for colorectal cancer screening, according to a study was published today in ...