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CT colonography criticism: The "still rather varied" clinical data on computed tomography colonography prevent the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy from recommending the procedure, according to Bret Petersen, MD, Mayo Clinic, who served as chair of ASGE's Technology Assessment Committee. In a recent release, the organization maintains that standard colonoscopy remains a more accurate diagnostic tool. Uptake of the virtual procedure has been controversial: BlueCross BlueShield's Technology Evaluation Center and a study in JAMA have found in favor of standard colonoscopy, while a study in NEJM and UK's Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee have found CT colonography's efficacy evidence to be sufficient (1"The Gray Sheet" Nov. 29, 2004, p. 11)...