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Article: Cooper Clinic Offers Virtual Colonoscopy Procedure as a Stand-alone Service; 20-minute Screening Procedure Should Attract Reluctant Patients and Complement Traditional Procedure.
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- July 8, 2003
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DALLAS, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Clinic, a comprehensive preventive medicine center, which has incorporated virtual colonoscopy into its comprehensive examination services for some time, will now offer the exam as a stand-alone procedure.
Utilizing FDA-approved, low-radiation, Electron Beam Tomography (EBT) technology, the virtual colonoscopy will provide area residents with a minimally invasive complement to traditional examinations for the early detection and prevention of colon cancer.
"The accuracy of virtual colonoscopy has improved significantly in recent years, and it is rapidly gaining acceptance as a complement -- and sometimes an ...