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  • September 2008

    • Study Backs Virtual Colonoscopy

      USA Today  |  Sep 18, 08 6:42 AM CDT

      Study Backs Virtual Colonoscopy

      (Newser) - A new study has found a virtual colonoscopy to be almost as effective as a conventional invasive procedure in detecting colon cancer, USA Today reports. Virtual colonoscopies, using scans and computer imaging, discovered 90% of the cancers located by regular colonoscopies, in which a scope is physically passed through the colon, according to the study in the New England Journal of Medicine .     More »

  • March 2008
  • December 2007

    • Virtual Surgery Coming Soon?

      Scientific American  |  Dec 8, 07 6:39 AM CST

      Virtual Surgery Coming Soon?

      (Newser) - Within five years, surgeons may be able to create 3D virtual models of patients' bodies in order to practice surgeries ahead of time. While current virtual surgery lags far behind the realism of, say, combat video games, a UCLA assistant math professor believes this could change soon, reports Scientific American . High costs could delay adoption in hospitals, however. More »

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      medicine  • surgery  • MRI  • CT scans  • virtual imaging

  • March 2007

    • Lung Scans Fail To Cut Deaths

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 7, 07 7:52 AM CST

      Lung Scans Fail To Cut Deaths

      (Newser) - CT scans, once hailed as a breakthrough in early detection of lung cancer, fail to save lives, according to research published yesterday. In a study of 3,246 smokers or former smokers, the scans led to the discovery of more tumors—and more surgeries—than in a control group, but patients died at the same rate. More »

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      health  • cancer  • technology  • lung cancer  • CT scans

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