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Other tests include Cologuard, another type of stool test, which detects abnormal DNA, and virtual colonoscopy, which is performed with a CAT scan.
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Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 31 Aug. 2020
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Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 31 Aug. 2020
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“Virtual colonoscopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtual%20colonoscopy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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virtual colonoscopy
noun
vir·tu·al colonoscopy
ˈvərch-(ə-)wəl- 
variants
also virtual colonography
: colonography
The study compared virtual colonography, which involves the use of CT scans, against the standard method, which involves snaking a camera up the intestine.—The Belleville (Illinois) News-Democrat
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