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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 ...
Anyone who has ever had a colonoscopy (and if you are over 50, we hope you just raised your hand), walks away from the experience wondering, "Why isn't there a better way?" Well, it turns out there ...
Beginning January 1, 2025, Medicare will cover virtual colonoscopies, but only in specific circumstances. This does not include initial colon cancer screening. Medicare covers virtual colonoscopies ...
Medicare generally does not cover virtual colonoscopies. It may make exceptions when traditional colonoscopies cannot be completed due to specific medical reasons. Coverage for virtual colonoscopies ...
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 ...
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) depicts cancers and other clinically important conditions that would be missed with standard colonoscopy and at very little additional cost, according to a ...
NEWARK, Del. — The Colon Health Center of Delaware has been selling an alternative to one of medicine’s most unloved procedures: the colonoscopy. Rather than insert several feet of tubing into the ...
Virtual colonoscopy represents a noninvasive test for the examination of the colonic lumen that involves the generation of both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional views of the colon and rectum using data ...
Virtual colonoscopies could be a potential alternative to traditional colonoscopies that require patients to drink laxatives the night before the screening to cleanse their colons, according to an ...
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A University of Wisconsin Medical School study found virtual colonoscopy using a CT scan is as effective as a colonoscopy in detecting cancer. Virtual colonoscopy ...