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About a decade ago companies were promoting virtual colonoscopy. This converted a cat scan into a tube video using advanced computer graphics. You still had to
by peter303 6y ago
About a decade ago companies were promoting virtual colonoscopy. This converted a cat scan into a tube video using advanced computer graphics. You still had to do the bowel-prep agony for a clear view.
If the virtual kind saw a problem, it would be followed by the regular camera kind.
They were cheaper than a gastroentreologist. But for some reason they never caught on with doctors or insurance companies.
- UncleOxidant 6y agoThere's also Cologuard which uses a stool sample to determine if there is any cancer DNA present - if so then a colonoscopy is ordered. Much cheaper than a colonoscopy but a lot of insurance hasn't covered it, though that seems to be changing as the insurance companies realize they could save money.