Virtual colonoscopies are less time-consuming than the standard colonoscopy and are now recommended as a frontline screening test by the American Cancer Society, but the technique has major drawbacks, ...

Beginning January 1, 2025, Medicare will cover virtual colonoscopies, but only in specific circumstances. This does not include initial colon cancer screening. Medicare covers virtual colonoscopies ...

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 ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

Despite not being covered by most insurers, virtual colonoscopy is gaining favor among patients because of its non-invasive nature and among providers, as new research has indicated it is about as ...

There are various tests available for screening for colorectal cancer, including virtual colonoscopy (also known as CT colonography), a less invasive procedure than traditional colonoscopy. Details ...

A study finds that use of virtual colonoscopy, a non-invasive way of scanning the colon for potentially cancerous growths, is on the rise. That’s a bit of a surprise, given that not all medical ...

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 ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Doctors who perform colonoscopies should not be worried that they may lose business to so-called virtual colonoscopies, despite reports that both approaches work equally well at ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare, the U.S. federal health insurance plan for the elderly and disabled, will not pay for so-called virtual colonoscopies, which check for colon cancer using scans.

You re in luck—you won t have to bend over and think about the Mets anymore. Through a marriage of computer imaging, CT scanning, and other highly sensitive and non-invasive systems, the traditional ...