Virtual colonoscopy as good as other colon cancer screening methods
Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 13:35
in Health & Medicine
CT colonography (CTC), known as virtual colonoscopy, is as accurate at screening for colorectal cancers and pre-cancerous polyps as conventional colonoscopy, the current screening standard, according to the National CT Colonography Trial, a nationwide multi-center study that included the San Francisco VA Medical Center.