Virtual Colonoscopies As Effective As Real Thing
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Virtual Colonoscopy Is Convenient. But Experts Disagree on Whether It's as Good as the Real Thing. - washingtonpost.com
washingtonpost.com — “When Eric Rowe turned 50, the question was not whether the Washington lawyer would be screened for colon cancer, but how. His wife had undergone a colonoscopy, the gold-standard exam that costs about $1,500, but Rowe's internist recommended an alternative that was less invasive and expensive: a...” View full resource at washingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2009 at 2:13 pm By:
Mitesh Rao, MD, MHS Emergency Medicine, Doctor, and Medical Student
Is a virtual colonoscopy effective? http://tinyurl.com/dzjt48
Virtual colonoscopy may be an option, study shows | Reuters
reuters.com — “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - So-called virtual colonoscopies -- done using souped-up x-rays -- detect tumors and precancerous lesions almost as well as standard colonoscopies using a camera threaded through” View full resource at reuters.com
Most Recently Shared on June 17, 2009 at 6:17 am By:
Ben Hirschler Health Communicator
"Virtual colonoscopy" using scans does well in tests - and sounds a lot more comfortable than the real thing... http://tinyurl.com/kj9vrw
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