id CT Colonoscopy
type imagingProcedure diagnosticTest
cancerTypes colon
conceptDescription Unlike traditional colonoscopy, which requires a scope to be inserted into your rectum and advanced through your colon, virtual colonoscopy uses a CT scan to produce hundreds of cross-sectional images of your abdominal organs. The images are combined and digitally manipulated to provide a detailed view of the inside of the colon and rectum. Virtual colonoscopy requires the same bowel preparation as traditional colonoscopy.
aka Virtual Colonoscopy