Lower detection of polyps leads to higher rates of subsequent colon cancer. Artificial intelligence may improve the situation ...

Results from a British trial add to the growing body of evidence supporting the use of AI-aided colonoscopy to increase ...

Here are 10 recent changes to colonoscopy laws, reimbursements and recommendations from 2024 that physicians should watch going into 2025: Beginning Jan. 1, Nebraska, Illinois, Kentucky and Vermont ...

Arrive for the test: Once the colon is clear of stool, the colonoscopy can take place. The person will be checked into the hospital or endoscopy facility and prepped for the procedure. After the ...

The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending ... for 5 days and prasugrel for 7 days) prior to procedure and aspirin substituted. Thienopyridines will be resumed shortly ...

Medicare covers a screening colonoscopy, a test performed to check ... If a high-risk person has the procedure every year, Medicare deems this not to be medically necessary and will not cover ...