Specialists at the GastroEnterology Center offer patients advanced digital imaging, including CT colonography, for those that are at a higher risk for complications from a routine colonoscopy due to:
CT colonography is a diagnostic procedure only so if polyps are detected, a regular colonoscopy may be needed to remove them.
Also called virtual colonoscopy, computed tomographic (CT) colonography uses digital imaging to diagnose conditions of the lower intestine, including polyps and colon cancer. A thin tube is used to gently inflate the colon before images are taken.
Benefits of this advanced imaging include:
Our gastroenterology experts will advise if you are a good candidate for CT colonography and whether virtual colonoscopy screenings should be part of your routine preventive care. Please contact us for more information.
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