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Article: EBT-Heart & Body Imaging Reveals 3D Virtual Colonoscopy Screening; Quick, Effective and Patient-Friendly Alternative to Traditional Colonoscopy Gains Credibility and Acceptance.
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- PR Newswire
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- January 16, 2003
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- EBT-Heart and Body Imaging (http://www.ebt-heartandbody.com/) has introduced the new virtual colonoscopy procedure for colon cancer screening to the Detroit, Mich. area. The test uses FDA-approved, low radiation, electron beam tomography (EBT) combined with advanced workstations to create a high-tech 3D fly-through of the large intestine.
"You can't force people to get a traditional colonoscopy," says EBT-Heart & Body Medical Director Dr. Marc Kahn. "And that's why virtual colonoscopy is catching on; it doesn't have the fear factor associated with it. It's simply a better test in most cases and one ...