A CT-scan-based form of virtual colonoscopy that does not require laxative preparation appears to be as effective as standard colonoscopy in identifying the intestinal polyps most likely to become ...

May 21, 2012 (San Diego, California) — For colorectal cancer screening, patients in a Canadian study were more satisfied with colonoscopy than with computed tomography colonography (CTC), or "virtual ...

Initial CTC screening performed as well as universal colonoscopy in the detection of advanced neoplasia — and minimized the risk for perforation. In earlier studies, the accuracy of computed ...

CT colonography (CTC) screening, in which diminutive polyps detected are not reported or removed, has been suggested as a selective filter for therapeutic optical colonoscopy (OC) in the detection of ...

A recent study published in the journal Gut compares the efficacy of capsule endoscopy to CT colonography in patients with an incomplete colonoscopy. Of the 100 patients enrolled, capsule endoscopy ...

Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., has announced it has replaced the multiple liters of laxative consumed by people in preparation for a CT colonography with four pills, according to a news release.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the US, claiming >50,000 lives there annually. The vast majority of CRCs arise from readily identifiable precursor ...

CT Scans Outperform DNA Stool Tests In Colon Cancer Screening, Study Says By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — CT scans might be able to prevent more colon ...

Treatment intensification by induction chemotherapy (ICT) and radiation dose escalation in locally advanced squamous cell anal canal carcinoma (LAAC): Definitive analysis of the intergroup ACCORD 03 ...

Images of positive CT colonography (CTC) screening examination result in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. Three-dimensional colon map from CTC (left image) shows the location of two sigmoid polyps ...

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bracco Diagnostics Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Bracco Imaging S.p.A., a leading global company in the diagnostic imaging business, today ...

Compared to stool DNA testing, researchers found that CT colonography is a cost-saving and clinically effective method for colorectal cancer screening, according to a study was published today in ...