An editorialist suggests that the inconsistent results observed across studies of CT colonography are due to differences in patient selection, quality of CT hardware and software, protocol details ...

Beginning January 1, 2025, Medicare can cover virtual colonoscopy in specific circumstances. Speak with your healthcare professional to see if you qualify.

CT colonography (CTC), also referred to as virtual colonoscopy, has high sensitivity and represents a promising screening tool that has the potential to improve overall screening rates, if ...

A scan can be used to diagnose possible appendicitis and kidney stones if the ultrasound results are unclear. The problem: Some doctors recommend CT colonography, or "virtual colonoscopy," over ...

CT colonography is a less invasive, better targeted and sufficiently accurate alternative to colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the general population. Daniele Regge and ...

CT colonography takes about 15 minutes. At the beginning of the procedure, the colon is filled with carbon dioxide or air with a tube introduced into the rectum. The patient is asked to roll over into ...

Several studies, including a randomized controlled trial from the Netherlands (JW Gastroenterol Jan 6 2012), have now reported the performance of laxative-free computed tomographic colonography (CTC).

These might include a CT colonography or a CT scan of your tummy (abdomen) and pelvis Bowel (or colorectal cancer) means cancer that starts in the large bowel (colon) or the rectum (back passage).