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Article: Virtual Colonography and Traditional Colonoscopy Meet at LIFETEST Imaging; LIFETEST Imaging Partners with Nashville Gastroenterology Consultants to Fight Colon Cancer.
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- April 29, 2004
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- LIFETEST Imaging of Nashville, the only imaging center in Tennessee to offer EBT(TM) technology for early detection of colon cancer, lung-cancer and heart disease, has partnered with Nashville Gastroenterology Consultants, P.C., for the immediate removal of pre-cancerous polyps detected by virtual colonography.
The virtual colonography has become an increasingly popular alternative for people who avoid screening because of the unpleasant traditional colonoscopy.
"Virtual colonography is a reliable, non-invasive, 3D scan of the colon," said Bob Masoner, executive director of LIFETEST America, Inc. "It requires ...