Virtual colonoscopy (VC) experts Dr. Perry Pickhardt and Dr. David Kim have launched a new consulting and education practice for sites looking to begin offering virtual colonoscopy services.
VirtuoCTC was founded to streamline the process of incorporating VC (also known as CT colonography, or CTC) into clinical practice. The company will help radiologists implement CTC in their practice through hands-on training courses, a variety of templates, and teaching files, among other resources.
VirtuoCTC's flagship product is a CTC teaching file with more than 50 proven cases. VirtuoCTC also offers a clinical CTC database program that allows for easy tracking of clinical results, patient follow-up, and program quality assurance.
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![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
