ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a perfect time to remind people how important it is to get screened for colon cancer. Colonoscopy is the standard used for screening; ...
If you’re between the ages of 45 and 85, you should have a colorectal cancer screening routine in place, per the American Cancer Society (ACS). But a colonoscopy—in which your doctor uses a special ...
The significance of a detected colon polyp matches closely with the confidence score of an interpreting radiologist using virtual colonoscopy. This suggests that virtual colonoscopy may help determine ...
A study by researchers at UCSF Medical Center has found that virtual colonoscopy may not measure up to conventional colonoscopy for widespread colorectal cancer screening in the U.S. Using a “decision ...
Virtual CT colonoscopy creates 3-D images of the colon and a does a complete scan of the abdomen and pelvis. It can find tumors, polyps and other abnormalities. Although many insurance companies cover ...
Richard Mazze is awaiting the results of a screening for polyps in his colon. But rather than a traditional colonoscopy, doctors at Stanford Hospital used a non-invasive alternative, known as a ...
Medicare only covers virtual colonoscopies, or CT colonoscopies, in rare cases where a traditional colonoscopy is not possible. Coverage may also only be available to check for or diagnose certain ...