The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy) and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England, Wales ...

Numerous patients who need a screening of the colon do not go through the procedure for fear of the procedure. The colonoscopy procedure that is currently available involves inserting a flexible tube ...

WASHINGTON - Medicare won't pay for the so-called virtual colonoscopy procedure, concluding Tuesday that there's inadequate evidence to support the cheaper, less intrusive alternative to the dreaded ...

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 ...

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 ...

Having had two optical and one virtual colonoscopy over the last 10 to 12 years, I read the article about the procedures with much interest ["Inside Out," April 28]. Two things became immediately ...

Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) depicts cancers and other clinically important conditions that would be missed with standard colonoscopy and at very little additional cost, according to a ...

Anyone who has ever had a colonoscopy (and if you are over 50, we hope you just raised your hand), walks away from the experience wondering, "Why isn't there a better way?" Well, it turns out there ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy) and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England, Wales ...