When addressing the serious concern of colon cancer, many people wonder about the effectiveness of standard imaging tools like the CT (Computed Tomography) scan. The direct answer is yes, a CT scan ...

CT scans can detect about 90% of the medium and large lesions and cancers detected by colonoscopy, a study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine found. The finding suggests that people who ...

The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic utility of contrast-enhanced CT colonography for postoperative surveillance in patients who had curative colon cancer resection and remain without ...

Colon CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA testing Two CT screening approaches outperformed stool DNA testing in computer models CT screening also was more ...

Doctors may be able use an advanced X-ray called a CT scan to see whether patients with advanced colorectal cancer are responding to treatment with Avastin and chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on ...

Colonoscopy is the optimal colorectal cancer screening tool in terms of sensitivity and the ability to treat areas of concern at the time of screening; however, it is an unpleasant experience and many ...

Images of positive CT colonography (CTC) screening examination result in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. Three-dimensional colon map from CTC (left image) shows the location of two sigmoid polyps ...