LOL..if a CT Scan could see the colon without requiring laxatives, sign me up!! I would have done it a long time ago(I have had colon issues my whole life so this matter I am VERY familiar with) So basically they want you to expose yourself to radiation, then after your exposed and they find something, they send you to colonoscopy WOW what a colossal waste of time, but hey in Obamacare, colonoscopies are too expensive, CT Scans are cheaper
The cost of a CT scan vs. the cost of a colonoscopy has nothing to do with Obamacare. I had a CT scan this morning and it involved one nurse and one technologist. I had a colonoscopy three months ago and it involved a gastroenterologist and several nurses. I have G.I. issues that require somewhat frequent screenings and both procedures have their place. If the new method of being able to check the colon with CT as described in the article gets more people in the door, it could save some lives.
Downside is the radiation exposure with the CT scan.
Upside is no perforation risk - my great-grandfather died of that.