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Virtual Colonoscopy
Course of Examination

The virtual colonoscopy is performed using a modern computerized tomography scanner (CT). For this procedure, the lowest possible dose of radiation is used. This dose is equivalent to the half of the natural radiation that you are exposed to during the course of one year in Germany (0,8-1,6 mSv). The only radiation free alternative would be the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the MRI's resolution does not yet provide a sufficient image resolution of polyps.
If polyps are detected during the virtual colonoscopy - which is the case in only 20% of all examinations - they can be marked exactly and removed more easily. In this case the virtual colonoscopy would immediately be followed by a conventional colonoscopy.

The following pages describe the preparations and procedure of the virtual colonoscopy.

You can follow the procedure of the Virtual Colonoscopy on the pages to come. If you should have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Contact information may be obtained using the CONTACT button or mail us at:
info@chirurgische-beratung.de.

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