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Article: Model suggests higher mortality for virtual colonoscopy.
- Article from:
- World Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- November 23, 2004
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2004 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Analyses of virtual colonoscopy found both procedure-related mortality and cancer deaths were higher compared to complete (i.e., traditional) colonoscopy, according to findings presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).
The analyses, conducted by researchers from Oregon Health and Science University and the Portland VA Medical Center, found that virtual colonoscopy, a test for colorectal cancer that relies on a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, carries significant radiation exposure and is less likely to detect cancer or precancerous growths in the colon.
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