A virtual colonoscopy or a CT colonography is where a CT imaging device is used to look at the interior of the colon that has traditionally only been examined when an endoscope has been inserted into the rectum.
The most common reason for having a virtual colonoscopy is for the screening of polyps and other lesions that may be present in the large intestine. Polyps are benign growths that form on the inner lining of the intestine. Polyps can become problematic as well as turn into cancer.
The advantage of having a virtual colonoscopy is the early detection of these growths that enables your physician to remove them before cancer has a chance to develop. It is recommended that anyone over the age of 50 be screened for polyps every 7-10 years. If you have high risk factors, you should be screened every 5 years.
About OC Vital Imaging
Those looking for an Orange scan center will delight in OC Vital Imaging. Located in Orange, California, Dr. Larry Santora, MD and his staff of professionals are on hand to provide patients with the very best in scan center technology. Using only cutting edge technology along with the most advanced and up to date equipment available through modern medical advancements, Dr. Santora and the Orange scan center are able to provide safe, accurate scans for every patient. Accuracy is vitally important in any scan, as accuracy allows doctors to diagnose and detect illness, injuries or diseases at an early stage. This often means the difference between a successful treatment and an unsuccessful one.
The Orange scan center is concerned with providing a safe and welcoming environment in which patients can receive their scans. Only the most effective and least invasive scans are used to help ensure this commitment to health and safety is maintained at the center. Some of the scans offered at OC Vital Imagining include 64 Slice CT scan, bone density scans, CT head scans, heart scans, a non-invasive angiography, body scans, carotid artery scans, lung scans and a virtual colonoscopy.
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