For Providers
Colon Cancer Screening Your Patients Can Stomach.
Zero anesthesia, more appointment availability, less risk of complications, >95% accuracy, gentler prep, and covered by insurance - in and out in 30 minutes.
How It Works
For Your Patients
Advantages of Virtual Colonoscopy
>95% Cancer Detection
Identifies cancer correctly in over 95% of cases.
Excellent Polyp Detection
Excellent at detecting significant polyps and colorectal cancer.
Higher Patient Adherence
Higher adherence, healthier patient population, and higher shared savings.
Zero Deaths Reported
In contrast to colonoscopy, zero deaths have been reported with virtual colonoscopy.
Colonoscopy
Stool testing
(FIT, sDNA)
Risk of death
None Reported
7 per 100,000[3]
No
Risk of serious complication
Very Rare
4 to 5 per 1,000 patients[3]
No
Requires sedation
No
Yes
No
Finds polyps (pre-cancer)
94%[1]
92%
42%[2]
Finds colorectal cancer
95%[1]
95%
92%[2]
Finds other cancers/problems
Yes
No
No
Requires day off work
No
Yes
No
Requires prep
Modified
Yes
No
Chance that a positive test is truly cancer
>95%
>95%
3%[2]
Covered by insurance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Compare ColoWatch® vs:
Colonoscopy
Risk of death
None Reported
7 per 100,000[3]
Risk of serious complication
Very Rare
4 to 5 per 1,000 patients[3]
Requires sedation
No
Yes
Finds polyps (pre-cancer)
94%[1]
92%
Finds colorectal cancer
95%[1]
95%
Finds other cancers/problems
Yes
No
Requires day off work
No
Yes
Requires prep
Modified
Yes
Chance that a positive test is truly cancer
>95%
>95%
Covered by insurance
Yes
Yes
References
- [1] Pickhardt PJ et al. Computed Tomographic Virtual Colonoscopy to Screen for Colorectal Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Adults. N Engl J Med. 2003;349:2191–2200
- [2] Imperiale TF et al. Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening. N Engl J Med. 2014;370:1287–1297
- [3] Complications of Colonoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2011;74(4):745–752
- [4] Pickhardt PJ et al. Colorectal and Extracolonic Cancers Detected at Screening CT Colonography in 10,286 Asymptomatic Adults. Radiology, 2010; 255,(1),83-88