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1. The Enterprise: Why Screen?

   ... we’re drilling down into CT screening, for lung cancer, colorectal cancer and coronary artery disease. There are still more questions ... seeks to mandate Medicare coverage of CTC screening (the Virtual Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2010 [HR 5461]). HR 5461 would ...

   mrivera - 2013-05-29 10:21

2. Mixed CTC results suggest guidelines needed to curb referrals for small polyps

   ... at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, who wrote “Virtual colonoscopy: stamp of approval or word of warning,” published in the ... in a large trial of 8,844 Dutch patients invited for colorectal cancer screening. The first arm  of the SIGGAR study compared ...

   egodt - 2013-04-09 08:00

3. CTC use had been appropriate prior to CMS policy change

   ... to examine the appropriateness of CT colonography (CTC), or virtual colonoscopy, has found the procedure was used appropriately among ... General Internal Medicine . CTC also may have expanded colorectal cancer screening rates from rates seen with optical colonoscopy, ...

   egodt - 2013-04-09 07:59

4. CT Colonography Gaining Favor

   ... that looks to spur increases in screening rates for colorectal cancer. But hurdles such as reimbursement, radiologist productivity ... patients at low risk for colorectal polyps) found that virtual colonoscopy's sensitivity was 88.7 percent for polyps 6mm and larger, ...

   trimedstaff - 2013-03-29 09:45

5. Virtual colonoscopy national coverage bill reintroduced in House

   ... have reintroduced the “CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act,” or HR 991, which would require Medicare to cover ... Center in San Diego also have shown that availability of virtual colonoscopy significantly boosted colorectal cancer screening rates. ...

   egodt - 2013-03-12 09:19

6. CT vs. MR: Virtual Colonography Making A Mark on Diagnosis & Care

   Virtual colonography (VC) stands poised on the brink of acceptance as a screening tool for colon cancer, tempered by the realities of reimbursement issues, while a whirlwind of ... objective of MR and CT colonography is the same - finding colorectal cancer early as well as adenomatous polyps that can lead to cancer ...

   trimedstaff - 2013-02-26 15:36

7. Reimbursement Update

   ... will not be available for at least five to six years. VIRTUAL COLONOGRAPHY ON THE BOARD CMS officially welcomed virtual ... process." Nearly 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year, making it the third most frequently occurring ...

   trimedstaff - 2013-02-20 10:51

8. Virtual Colonoscopy Going for the Gold (Standard)

   ... One of the notable benefits of a virtual colonoscopy is the ability to view the outside of the entire colon wall ... since it is less invasive and requires less preparation. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United ...

   trimedstaff - 2013-02-14 15:52

9. Colon CAD: Breaking Down Barriers

   ... helps readers avoid errors of omission, the primary error in virtual colonoscopy review. On the IT front, CAD should integrate into the ... coverage for CT colonography as a screening tool for colorectal cancer, urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ...

   trimedstaff - 2013-02-11 11:35

10. Imaging Procedures Poised for Growth

    ... So what’s growing? Hand-held ultrasound system exams, virtual colonoscopy procedures and digital mammography studies, for starters. ... says Peter Martin, PhD, director of business development, Colorectal Carecycle, Philips Healthcare. “We expect that if there is ...

    trimedstaff - 2013-02-11 11:17

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