New research reveals that computed tomography colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, has the potential to screen for two diseases at once -- colorectal cancer and osteoporosis, both of which ...

CT Scans Outperform DNA Stool Tests In Colon Cancer Screening, Study Says By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — CT scans might be able to prevent more colon ...

Compared to stool DNA testing, researchers found that CT colonography is a cost-saving and clinically effective method for colorectal cancer screening, according to a study published in Radiology.

Colonography comprising a combined modality of PET and CT (PET–;CT) could shorten the multimodality diagnostic work-up required for the conventional staging of patients with colorectal cancer. In a ...

CT colonography is a test that uses CT scans to check the large bowel (colon) and back passage (rectum). It’s also called a CTC or a virtual colonoscopy. You have this test as an outpatient in the CT ...

Undertaking both PET and CT scans during a single examination (PET/CT) permits more accurate functional and morphological imaging than either technique alone. German researchers, therefore, developed ...

A CT-scan-based form of virtual colonoscopy that does not require laxative preparation appears to be as effective as standard colonoscopy in identifying the intestinal polyps most likely to become ...

Background: Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography is a potential alternative to colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Its main advantage, a better safety profile, may be offset by its ...

March 2, 2012 — Proponents of virtual computed tomographic colonography (CTC) are banking on a new assessment of their original pivotal trial to persuade federal regulators to reconsider their ...

2.1.1 Computed tomographic (CT) colonography is used to examine the colon and rectum to detect abnormalities such as polyps and cancer. Polyps may be adenomatous (which have the potential to become ...

2.1.1 Computed tomographic (CT) colonography is used to examine the colon and rectum to detect abnormalities such as polyps and cancer. Polyps may be adenomatous (which have the potential to become ...