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Article: PREVENTING COLON CANCER Screening And Early Detection Save Lives.
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
- Author:
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Imagine taking a fantastic voyage through the highways and byways of the human body. With a touch of a finger on the controls of your vehicle, you "fly" down strangely scenic routes and dark tunnels. Along the way, you note dangers and relay them back to technicians for future repair. Sound farfetched? Not really.
By using new computer-assisted technology, doctors can visualize a person's colon just as if they were there. Called "virtual colonoscopy," this screening test projects a three-dimensional image of the colon onto a computer screen. The physician "flies" through its length, searching for lumps that might be cancerous. The test is non-invasive and often ...