CT Colonography / Virtual Colonoscopy

CT Colonography / Virtual Colonoscopy is most useful when your doctor or other qualified clinician needs imaging of Colon for cross-sectional anatomical imaging. Please bring the referral or clinical question if one has been issued, because the exact protocol may depend on why this specific scan is being requested.

You may be asked not to eat for several hours before the study, particularly when contrast is planned. Water and essential medicines are usually allowed unless your facility gives different instructions. This procedure may require fasting, bowel preparation, local anaesthetic or sedation depending on the body area. Arrange an escort if sedation is planned and follow the procedure unit's written instructions exactly. For CT Colonography / Virtual Colonoscopy specifically, follow any appointment message from the imaging centre because the final protocol can change with your clinical history and the exact question being investigated.

Please provide the clinical indication or referral question for CT Colonography / Virtual Colonoscopy, relevant symptoms and duration, previous surgery or treatment involving Colon, current medicines, allergies where relevant, and any previous imaging or reports that could help comparison.

At the appointment, staff will confirm your identity and the reason for CT Colonography / Virtual Colonoscopy, position you appropriately and acquire images of Colon. CT image acquisition is usually quick; you may be asked to hold your breath briefly, and contrast may cause a short-lived warm sensation if used.

This examination may involve ionising radiation; tell the facility if you are pregnant or think you could be pregnant so the benefit, timing and protocol can be reviewed. Procedural imaging can have risks related to sedation, bleeding, infection or perforation depending on the procedure; the clinical team should explain these before consent. The supervising team should complete the safety screen specifically for CT Colonography / Virtual Colonoscopy before proceeding.

The images from CT Colonography / Virtual Colonoscopy are reviewed by an appropriately qualified imaging specialist or clinician. The report should be interpreted together with your history, examination findings and other tests; an imaging result alone may not establish the final diagnosis. Urgent or unexpected findings may require faster clinical follow-up than the routine delivery time shown in this listing.

Please arrive early enough for registration and safety screening. The listed price for CT Colonography / Virtual Colonoscopy is a starting market price and can change with contrast, sedation, additional sequences/views, radiologist subspecialty reporting, consumables or facility location. If your symptoms are severe or rapidly worsening, seek urgent clinical care rather than waiting for a routine imaging booking.