Health incorporates in may colonografÃa TAC as estudio minimally invasive colon
LOGROÑO, 02 ( EUROPA PRESS) the Counselor of health, Jose Ignacio Nieto, has today announced the addition Next month of may of the colonoscopies through TAC (or colonografÃa), a minimally invasive technique through TAC that avoids using endoscopy. Grandson has offered a press conference together with the doctor of the Spanish Association against cancer in La Rioja, Javier Cevas, which emphasised that the colon is greater number of deaths than cancer produces and, on the other hand, in 90% of cases they can be “cured if they are detected in time”. Among the novelties for their treatment, health is going to introduce the TAC colonografÃa, which take place the multimodality diagnosis unit; method of exploration of the colon limited and suitable for patients with cardiorespiratory diseases, pneumology and blood disorders that compromise the security of conventional colonoscopy. Patients that not is them has been able to complete colonoscopy standard for presenting obstructive lesions are also included. They also assume having technical difficulties due to the configuration of the colon. All this is possible thanks to the acquisition last year of a new helical CT scan of 16 cuts with additional benefits such as CAD system for lung nodules and polyps of colon. Grandson has also reminded that health launched in May 2010 a specific programme of prevention of colon cancer in La Rioja which, gradually, has been extended to...
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