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To reduce discomfort and damage to frail internal tissues in elderly patients, gastroenterologists may perform CTcolonography with minimal preparation. Top news from a Jan. 25 featured radiology search on SearchMedica: bowel preparation Gas insufflation of minimal preparation CT of the colon reduces false positives British Journal of Radiology | Jan 11, 2011 (Free abstract. Full text $15) To reduce discomfort and damage to frail internal tissues in elderly patients, gastroenterologists may perform CTcolonography with minimal preparation. Researchers in Oxford UK report that using an antispasmodic and gas insufflation can substantially reduce false positives in this situation, without causing noteworthy discomfort for the patient.