By Charlene Laino -- WebMD Medical NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDJan. 28, 2008 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Virtual colonoscopy is nearly as accurate as the real thing, and both methods far outperform three other standard screening methods for colon cancer, German researchers report. Their study of more than 300 low-risk, healthy men and women compared virtual and real colonoscopy to flexible sigmoidoscopy, fecal occult blood test (FOBT), and immunological detection of hemoglobin in stool (FIT).
