Here are three points:
1. Virtual colonoscopy is a low-dose, less-invasive computerized tomography scan.
2. Virtual colonoscopy does not require heavy sedation or a colonoscope.
3. While virtual colonoscopy will not replace, hospital officials hope it will encourage more people over 50 years to get screened.
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