3-D Virtual Colonoscopy

Virtual colonoscopy or CT colonography at UW Health offers patients another choice for colorectal cancer screening that is both less invasive and less time-consuming than the conventional screening method.

Virtual colonoscopy uses CT scan technology and the only FDA-approved 3-D evaluation software, which allows radiologists to obtain 3-D images from different angles, providing a "movie" of the interior of the colon without having to insert a scope into the colon.

A virtual colonoscopy can show the whole picture, providing precise and detailed images of the colon's interior, in a minimally-invasive manner.  Learn More

About Virtual Colonoscopy

• Benefits of Virtual Colonoscopy
• Who Is a Candidate for Virtual Colonoscopy?
• Preparing for Virtual Colonoscopy
• Virtual Colonoscopy Facts (pdf)
• Virtual Colonoscopy Images

More Information

• Virtual Colonoscopy Patient Stories
• About Colorectal Cancer
• Virtual Colonoscopy Research 

In the News

• Government Regulators Should Clear the Way for Virtual Colonsocopy (Forbes)
•  Innovative Options for Noninvasive Colorectal Cancer Screening (Access Health)
• Virtual Colonoscopy Screening Uncovers Silent Killer
• CT Scans Gain Favor as Option for Colonoscopy (Wall Street Journal)
• Uncommon Practice: Research Says Virtual Colonoscopies are Just As Good (The Capital Times)
• UW Researcher: 3-D Virtual Colonoscopy More Sensitive Than Conventional Procedure
• UW Researcher Leads Groundbreaking Study of Colonoscopy Miss Rates 

Locations for this Service

• 1 S. Park Clinic
• Digestive Health Center
• UW Health at The American Center
• University Hospital

Outreach Locations

• Fort Memorial Hospital (Fort Atkinson)
• Hess Memorial Hospital (Mauston)