Article: Study shows virtual colonoscopy as effective as traditional colonoscopy.

2003 DEC 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The findings of a study, released at the opening day of the 89th Annual Radiological Society of North America Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, found that virtual colonoscopy was as good as or slightly better than traditional colonoscopy.

The announcement marks a breakthrough in the acceptance of virtual colonoscopy as a preventive screening procedure in asymptomatic patients.

"Our staff at San Francisco Cardiac Center has been involved in pioneering virtual colonoscopy research for a long time," says Edward LaFaso, president and chief executive officer, San Francisco Cardiac Center, LLC.

"[This] ...

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