Major Trial Demonstrates Comparable Accuracy of Virtual Colonoscopy and Standard Colonoscopy

Study Results Published in the September 18th New England Journal of Medicine

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New England Journal of Medicine study confirms that CT Colonography or virtual colonoscopy, is an effective screening option that could be more attractive to patients and, as a result, save lives.

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  • C. Daniel Johnson, MD, ACRIN Trial Lead Investigator
  • Paul J. Limburg, M.D., Gastroenterologist, Mayo Clinic
  • Ron Dow, ACRIN Study Participant
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  • footage of patients receiving a CT colonography
  • patients receiving a colonoscopy
  • 3-D “fly-through” images of CT colonography results
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