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virtual colonoscopy

– examination of the colon for polyps or masses using special computed tomography (CT) scans. The images are combined by a computer to make a 3-dimensional (3-D) model of the colon, which doctors can “fly-through” on a computer screen. See also colon, colonoscopy, computed tomography scan, polyp.

Study Adds Weight to Virtual Colonoscopy for Average-Risk ...

Virtual colonoscopy, or computed tomographic (CT) colonography, is about
as effective as traditional colonoscopy in finding colorectal cancer and ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/studyaddsweigthtovirtualcolonoscopyforaverage-riskpatients

MediaRoom - Press Releases

... Press Releases. Press Releases. Study Calls Virtual Colonoscopy Most
Cost-Effective Colon Cancer Screening Test. Atlanta ...

http://pressroom.cancer.org/index.php?s=43&item=34

Studies Show Effectiveness of Colon Screenings with Easier ...

... California, San Francisco tested a kind of screening called computed
tomographic colonography (CTC), also called “virtual colonoscopy” that doesn ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/studies-show-effectiveness-of-colon-screenings-with-easier-preparation

Studies Show Effectiveness of Colon Screenings with Easier ...

... California, San Francisco tested a kind of screening called computed
tomographic colonography (CTC), also called “virtual colonoscopy” that doesn ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/studies-show-effectiveness-of-colon-screenings-with-easier-preparation

Prevention the Focus of New Colon Cancer Screening ...

... The new recommendations add 2 new screening methods, stool DNA testing
and CT colonography (also referred to as "virtual colonoscopy"), to the ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/prevention-the-focus-of-new-colon-cancer-screening-guidelines

Colorectal Cancer Prevention & Prevention & Early Detection ...

... computerized tomographic colonography (CTC) – sometimes referred to as
virtual colonoscopy • ... AKA “Virtual Colonoscopy” Page 34. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/documents/document/acspc-024469.pdf

MediaRoom - Press Releases

... Medicare coverage for CTC, also known as virtual colonoscopy, would have
provided an additional option for colorectal cancer screening. ...

http://pressroom.cancer.org/index.php?s=43&item=155

Frequently Asked Questions About Colonoscopy and ...

... Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy fall in this group, along with double-contrast
barium enema and CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy). ...

http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/examandtestdescriptions/faq-colonoscopy-and-sigmoidoscopy

News By Topic

... READ MORE ». Study Adds Weight to Virtual Colonoscopy for
Average-Risk Patients. Virtual colonoscopy, or computed ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/newsbytopic/index?topic=Colon/Rectum%20Cancer

Colon Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: What You ...

... CT colonography (also called virtual colonoscopy) is a scan of the colon and
rectum that produces detailed cross-sectional images so the doctor ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/features/coloncancer-prevention-and-early-detection-what-you-need-to-know