NEW YORK -- Having an X-ray to look for signs of colon cancer may soon be an option for those who dread the traditional scope exam. Two of the largest studies yet of "virtual colonoscopy" show the ...

Virtual colonoscopies are less time-consuming than the standard colonoscopy and are now recommended as a frontline screening test by the American Cancer Society, but the technique has major drawbacks, ...

LOS ANGELES • Colonoscopy is an important tool to detect colorectal cancer. In recent years, virtual colonoscopy, which involves a CT scan of the colon instead of the invasive, optical inspection of ...

Despite not being covered by most insurers, virtual colonoscopy is gaining favor among patients because of its non-invasive nature and among providers, as new research has indicated it is about as ...

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 ...

You re in luck—you won t have to bend over and think about the Mets anymore. Through a marriage of computer imaging, CT scanning, and other highly sensitive and non-invasive systems, the traditional ...

Despite not being covered by most insurers, virtual colonoscopy is gaining favor among patients because of its non-invasive nature, as well as among providers, as new research has indicated it is ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extensive cleansing of the bowel is not necessary for patients undergoing virtual colonoscopy, Dutch researchers report in the journal Radiology. Sign up here. Virtual ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare, the U.S. federal health insurance plan for the elderly and disabled, will not pay for so-called virtual colonoscopies, which check for colon cancer using scans.

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Licensed CT Technician for Life Guard Imaging, Brandi McMillan, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share more about their virtual colonoscopy and how it compares to a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a Cologuard test and was told that there is blood in my stool. My doctor tried to do a colonoscopy, but told me he was unable to complete it due to my colon being very twisted.