The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic utility of contrast-enhanced CT colonography for postoperative surveillance in patients who had curative colon cancer resection and remain without ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Two recent studies comparing the use of conventional (optical) colonoscopy and CT (virtual) colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening may raise ...

May 15, 2007 — Computed tomography (CT) colonography, also known as a virtual colonoscopy (VC), has been found to have a high concordance with optical colonoscopy in identifying significant polyps.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology examined radiologists’ preferences for optical colonoscopy or CT colonography as colorectal cancer screening modalities. The study ...

When addressing the serious concern of colon cancer, many people wonder about the effectiveness of standard imaging tools like the CT (Computed Tomography) scan. The direct answer is yes, a CT scan ...

According to the report, the Maryland-based research team, led by Patrick Young, MD, had three board-certified gastroenterologists and four GI fellows interpret an average of 45 CT colonoscopy images.

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 ...

CT scans can detect about 90% of the medium and large lesions and cancers detected by colonoscopy, a study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine found. The finding suggests that people who ...

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in most developed countries. Screening for colorectal malignancies and polyps (which frequently become cancerous) has been shown to lower ...

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly ...

Chances are, you or someone you know has been affected by colon cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, Connecticut had nearly 61 cases of colon cancer per 100,000 residents in the early ...