Information and Education about Virtual Colonoscopy

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Thought leaders in abdominal imaging offer their prospectives on the advantages of Virtual Colonoscopy compared with other screening options for colorectal cancer.

Virtual Colonoscopy is a
proven alternative to traditional colonoscopy

Now Covered by Medicare

Cecelia Brewington, MD, FACR, discusses the two tests for direct visualization of the colon: optical colonoscopy and CT colonography. For a patient, CT colonography is the less invasive option and equally effective for the prevention and detection of colon cancer.

Perry J. Pickhardt, MD, describes the many advantages of Virtual Colonoscopy including the fact that it’s a safer test than an optical colonoscopy, more convenient for patients, and doesn’t require pain medication or an IV. Additionally, a virtual colonoscopy can detect things outside the colon that may be unsuspected and clinically significant.

AJR editor Andrew Rosenkrantz interviews Dr Perry Pickhardt about the progress and headwinds for Virtual Colonoscopy and how the latest technologies are increasing the utility and value of CT scans (and CT colonography).

Continuing Education Webinars for Virtual Colonoscopy

Many patients who have been prescribed optical colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer have poor compliance, putting them at increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Virtual Colonoscopy is more patient friendly and can improve compliance with screening compared with optical colonoscopy.

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