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Article: EBT-Heart & Body Imaging Says Patients Favor Virtual Colon Scan; Detroit Residents Reflect Studies Showing 3 Out of 4 Patients Prefer Virtual Colonoscopy.
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- August 21, 2003
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit physician Dr. Marc Kahn says more area patients are choosing virtual colonoscopy as a safe, effective and patient-friendly alternative to the traditional colonoscopy procedure. It's a trend that fits with two recent independent studies, which found that most patients prefer the new virtual colonoscopy to traditional screening.*
Kahn, medical director of EBT-Heart and Body Imaging (http://www.ebt-heartandbody.com/) in Southfield, introduced virtual colonoscopy for colon cancer screening to the Detroit area in 2002. Since then, the center has performed more than 220 of the virtual scans. The virtual test involves ...