Micrograph by Dr Torsten Wittmann, Science Photo Library A colored 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the colon of ... “The rectum is different than the sigmoid colon,” she explains.

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For a sigmoidoscopy, the area examined is not the entire colon but only the sigmoid colon — the bottom third ... A virtual colonoscopy is a three-dimensional CT scan that takes a detailed picture of ...

We live in an age where medical technology can uncover what the naked eye can’t, and CT scans are a major part of that advancement. But with growing chatter around radiation exposure and ...

May 8, 2025 – If you’ve ever hesitated before getting a CT scan, you’re not alone ... don’t have symptoms — such as for lung and colon cancer screenings or monitoring chest nodules ...

"If you're getting a CT scan, you're getting it for a medical reason," says Supanich, who focuses on the safety and quality of CT scans at Rush. "And we have safety measures put in place to ensure ...

A coroner is investigating after two men died days apart at the same east London hospital, each having suffered bowel death. One, from Havering, developed the problem after a hernia operation ...

In some cases, the information provided by a CT scan could also be obtained from other tests that emit less or no radiation — but CTs can be lifesaving for emergency care. If your doctor ...

This staggering number represents nearly one-fifth of the entire U.S. population receiving at least one scan ... colon, and breast cancers representing the most common types attributed to CT ...

Of those exams, adults between the ages of 50 and 59 had the highest number of projected cancers, including lung, colon ... per scan would save lives.” The authors warned that some CT scans ...

To predict how many future cancers could result from current CT scans, the researchers updated a previous analysis of 2023 data on scan volumes ... include lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia ...