The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance issued a statement supporting new guidelines to begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45, but also petitioned for greater recognition of computed ...

(HealthDay News) – Patients undergoing screening for colorectal cancer tend to prefer colonoscopy versus computed tomography colonography (CTC); and for those undergoing colonoscopy, the tolerability ...

April 23, 2007 — Computed tomography colonography (CTC) with nonreporting of diminutive lesions, which have a low malignancy rate, was more cost-effective than optical colonoscopy for colon cancer ...

Decrease in CRC Resections Tied to Medicare-Covered Screening For older patients who undergo computed tomography colonography (CTC), the rates of referral to colonoscopy and prevalence of advanced ...

Real-world evaluation of clinical outcomes and long-term survivors in patients with BRAF-V600E metastatic colorectal cancer. Association of class II and III BRAF mutations with EGFR blockade therapy ...

A new Senate bill that would require CMS to cover computed tomography colonography as a colorectal cancer screening modality has been introduced, according to a Cancer Therapy Advisor report. Here are ...

In Black adults, computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Cancer Medicine. UCLA research finds ...

The U.S. Multisociety Task Force (MSTF) on Colorectal Cancer, the American Cancer Society, and the American College of Radiology recently added computed tomography colonography (CTC) to their joint ...

In Black adults, computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Cancer Medicine. UCLA research finds ...

Beginning January 1, 2025, Medicare will cover virtual colonoscopies, but only in specific circumstances. This does not include initial colon cancer screening. Medicare covers virtual colonoscopies ...

Bethesda, Maryland (July 1, 2005) – The risk of developing cancer as a result of being exposed to X-rays during computed tomography colonography (also known as "virtual colonoscopy" or CT colonography ...

Accurate localisation of colorectal cancer is a fundamental prerequisite for successful surgical resection and optimal patient outcomes. Over recent years, advances in endoscopic techniques combined ...