http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/featured-articles/ask-the-doctor-get-your-rear-in-gear-dr-jack-brandabur-discusses-health-fitness-and-virtual-colonoscopy-as-an-option-for-screening/ Hope Is Where It’s At Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:41:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/featured-articles/ask-the-doctor-get-your-rear-in-gear-dr-jack-brandabur-discusses-health-fitness-and-virtual-colonoscopy-as-an-option-for-screening/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Mark E. Klein, MD Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:01:55 +0000 http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/?p=1151#comment-141 Dr. Brandabur is misinformed about CT colonography, also known as Virtual Colonscopy. For finding polyps greater than 6 mm it is at least as good and in some studies superior to optical colonoscopy. At least two studies have suggested improved detection of colon cancer when compared with optical colonscopy. No scope is inserted. Carbon dioxide is introduced into the colon via a very small, soft rectal tube. Virtual colonoscopy is essentially risk -free; there is no risk of perforation and no sedation is required. Radiation doses are minimal and will have no effect on patients in this age group. Many private insurance carriers currently pay for this procedure. For patients who will not undergo optical colonoscopy virtual colonoscopy is an excellent alternative and will increase the numbers of screened patients. Since Dr Brandabur correctly wishes to encourage colon cancer screening, he should be enthusiastically embracing this technology which will without question save lives. Dr. Brandabur is misinformed about CT colonography, also known as Virtual Colonscopy. For finding polyps greater than 6 mm it is at least as good and in some studies superior to optical colonoscopy. At least two studies have suggested improved detection of colon cancer when compared with optical colonscopy. No scope is inserted. Carbon dioxide is introduced into the colon via a very small, soft rectal tube. Virtual colonoscopy is essentially risk -free; there is no risk of perforation and no sedation is required. Radiation doses are minimal and will have no effect on patients in this age group. Many private insurance carriers currently pay for this procedure. For patients who will not undergo optical colonoscopy virtual colonoscopy is an excellent alternative and will increase the numbers of screened patients. Since Dr Brandabur correctly wishes to encourage colon cancer screening, he should be enthusiastically embracing this technology which will without question save lives.

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