Medicare now covers both DNA stool testing and CT colonography, so researchers decided to perform a head-to-head comparison ...

CT of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed significant distension of the large bowel -- the diameter of the cecum was 8.5 cm, decreasing to a short stricture of 2 cm at the mid-transverse colon and ...

Splenic flexure is a bend in your colon. ... it crosses your abdomen to the left side of your body through the transverse colon. ... Your doctor may order imaging tests like a CT scan to see if ...

which uses CT scans to examine the colon and rectum for cancer or polyps, are both now covered procedures for Medicare recipients. According to Dr. Pickhardt, both stool DNA testing and CT ...

In those patients whose CT scans suggested they had a good response, median survival rose to 31 months, compared with 19 months in those who had an incomplete or no response to the drug, Vauthey said.

Lung and colon cancers are projected to be most common. ... CT scans are lifesaving tools—but use them wisely, ask questions, and make sure each one actually serves a purpose in your care.

While the number of annual CT scans, or computed tomography scans, has surged by 30 percent in the U.S. since 2007, ... CT scans are commonly used in lung and colon cancer screening.

Compared to stool DNA testing, researchers found that CT colonography is a cost-saving and clinically effective method for colorectal cancer screening, according to a study published in Radiology.

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 ...