Doctors Debate Benefits, Risks of Virtual Colonoscopy
2,481 views · Published 6 April 2010 · 3:04 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics
Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration disagree about the risks from CT scans given during virtual colonoscopies. Doctors who favor the procedure say it is less invasive and more cost effective than a conventional colonoscopy. Those against it say the CT scans expose patients to too much radiation. VOA's Vidushi Sinha has more in this report narrated by Carol Pearson.
