Nov 12, 2008 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Pathology is not a passive observer in the debates about the effectiveness of virtual colonoscopy versus standard colonoscopy. After all, at some point, tissue collected by gastroenterologists as a result of either procedure must be examined by pathologists to confirm the presence of colon cancer and other diseases. It has been argued that virtual colonoscopy, because it is a non-invasive procedure, would encourage more adults to undergo the test. That would increase screening rates for colon...
