What are the Advantages of Virtual Colonoscopy?

• Virtual Colonoscopy is minimally invasive and does not require passage of the endoscope through the colon. Passage of an endoscope is not only painful and invasive, but also carries risks of severe complications such as bleeding or perforation of the colon. Instead of expanding the colon with an endoscopic tube, Virtual Colonoscopy expands the colon comfortably with air.
• NO rectal camera insertion.
• Preparation for the exam is somewhat easier than for Conventional Colonoscopy.
• NO risk of colonic perforation (1:1000 risk noted for Conventional Colonoscopy).
• It is well tolerated by patients and does not require sedation. Return to business as usual immediately after the exam.
• It is capable of evaluating the entire colon including any colon upstream from obstructing lesions or anatomy that prevent passage of an endoscope. Conventional Colonoscopy can be incomplete 10 to 20% of the time.
• Virtual Colonoscopy is significantly less expensive than Conventional Colonoscopy and it’s related necessary services.

Virtual Colonoscopy can also accurately examines the other vital structures in the abdomen and pelvis, which allows problems such as aneurysms, tumors or degenerative changes to be identified. Traditional invasive colonoscopy is limited to only the inner colon surface.