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Virtual colonoscopy can help patients avoid conventional colonoscopy<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n The significance of a detected colon polyp matches closely with the confidence Virtual colonoscopy is a relatively noninvasive examination that uses a CT scan For the study, 1,339 patients with no symptoms underwent both virtual colonoscopy From an American Virtual colonoscopy can help patients avoid conventional colonoscopy 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 if polyp removal is … Continue reading
\n score of an interpreting radiologist using virtual colonoscopy. This suggests
\n that virtual colonoscopy may help determine if polyp removal is truly needed,
\n thereby avoiding overuse of invasive conventional colonoscopy, according to
\n a new study in the December 2004 issue of the American
\n Journal of Roentgenology<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nto evaluate the colon for polyps. "Among the benefits of virtual colonoscopy
\nare that, unlike conventional colonoscopy, the procedure does not require intravenous
\npain medications, sedation or recovery room time," said Perry J. Pickhardt,
\nMD, from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and lead author on the paper.<\/p>\n
\nand conventional colonoscopy. A total of 305 polyps were found at virtual colonoscopy
\nthat were 6 mm or larger, the size at which the physician needs to decide how
\nto treat the patient.
\nFor those polyps, the likelihood that the polyp was found
\nat conventional colonoscopy and that it was potentially precancerous correlated
\nclosely with the confidence score of the interpreting radiologist.<\/p>\n
\n Roentgen Ray Society press release<\/a> via Eureka Alert<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"