Re: Sometimes you gotta smack the mule with a 2x4...
ducksterman,
I appreciate open discussion. What is the disagreement? Is it that I referenced a Good Morning America story, that the medical people who have tested the procedure found it to be "as good" as colonoscopy, that it is non-invasive? What? If you want to see the story, go to ABC News' web page, Good Morning America section, search for "colonoscopy" and select "New Colonoscopy Technique" story from October 4th. Regards....
Re: Sometimes you gotta smack the mule with a 2x4...
I think what ducksterman maybe referring to is the fact if something is found via the virtual colonoscopy they have to go back with the "real" one to grab it...gets spendy not to mention the waiting time which, to be mild, is a drag
Re: Sometimes you gotta smack the mule with a 2x4...
bones,
If a cancer is found, either with a traditional or a virtual colonoscopy, waiting time will occur and a surgery will follow. The GMA story stated that the virtual procedure was as accurate and less expensive than the traditional procedure. Cancer is a disastrous disease. A very large part of it is the"waiting" and uncertainty. Although I had no trouble with the traditional procedure, I'd have preferred a CT scan....Regards.....
Re: Sometimes you gotta smack the mule with a 2x4...
Joel....not a shot at you...but at the "virtual colonoscopy"...
My reading indicates that the CT is not as accurate...I believe the figure was that it missed 10%...makes sense when you consider that they are looking for what can be very small polyps...
also as mentioned when something is seen then you need the "regular" colonoscopy anyway....
Remember mostly it is the polyps they are looking for before they can become cancerous.
The regular colonoscopy is considered the "gold standard" and one needs to be careful who is sourcing the info...the imaging folks or someone who shouldn't be biased.....
Re: Sometimes you gotta smack the mule with a 2x4...
Joel
I think one must have tissue in order to make the pathological diagnosis of cancer. While a CT may "see" abnormalities you still have to have the physical samples to analyze.
Re: Sometimes you gotta smack the mule with a 2x4...
Gentlemen,
Good points, great discussion. Thanks.