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NEWS ABOUT: American Gastroenterological Association

American Gastroenterological Association stories: 1 news summaries

 Study Backs Virtual 
 Colonoscopy 


Computer scan as effective as invasive procedure

Sep 18, 08 6:42 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Harvard Medical School • American Cancer Society • CT scans • colorectal cancer • colonoscopy • virtual colonoscopy • computed tomography • American Gastroenterological Association • polyps

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