?Virtual? colonoscopy less obtrusive to patient
According to the American Cancer Society, 48,100 Americans died of colon cancer last year, and most of these cancers would have been curable if caught and treated early. Unfortunately, colonoscopy is an unpleasant, intrusive procedure, requiring bowl-cleansing laxatives, anesthesia, and half a day’s recovery time.
Among a growing number of clinics nationwide, Colorado Heart & Body Imaging (CHBI) in Denver offers an alternative procedure, electron beam tomography (EBT), or virtual colonoscopy, which reduces patient discomfort.
Dr. James Ehrlich, medical director of the Denver clinic and of similar facilities in Houston and Washington, D.C., also hopes to offer…
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