Body Scan
The "Body Scan" consists of a
screening heart scan, lung scan and an abdominal
scan. Ever since "USA Today", several magazines and
shows like Oprah Winfrey and Good Morning America
covered the topic of EBT body scans, there has been
a tremendous interest in this service. Although the
“total body scan is not a diagnostic test we
strongly promote, it is available for those
individuals requesting this service.
What is it?
The day of your Body Scan-what's
involved?
The body scan (total body scan)
involves a complete screening scan from the lower
neck to pelvis to create 2D and 3D images of the
major organs of the body.
The procedure includes
the coronary artery scan (heart
scan), the
lung scan
(chest screen) and an abdominal-pelvic scan and takes just a few
minutes.
A Board-certified
radiologist with our staff CT technologists will create a comprehensive
report and will be looking for such problems as:
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Coronary artery disease and
evidence of plaque in major vessels of the thorax and neck vessels.
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Chest and lung abnormalities
including lung cancer, pneumonia, lung fibrosis, hiatal hernia,
pleural disease, mediastinal abnormalities and nodes
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Some growths, nodules or cancers
in liver, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, ovaries and uterus
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Some types of stones in kidney
and gallbladder
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Aortic aneurysm and plaque in
major abdominal vessels
For a nice set of images
of the abdominal scan, visit the site
www.lifescore/abdomenscore.htm
created by the excellent doctors of Lifescore, La Jolla.
To make an appointment
now call us at 303-443-SCAN (7226) or refer to our
make an appointment section
for further information.
Why do it?
Medical research proves the
best way to prevent disease and premature death is through early
detection, managing risk factors and appropriate treatment.
Before many diseases
become evident as symptoms, there is often a lengthy "pre-symptomatic"
phase in which early detection may be possible with advanced
technologies and blood testing. Society cannot afford to apply high tech
screening exams on the entire adult population in order to look for
early signs of treatable diseases.
Among "proactive"
citizens, however, there has been increasing interest in using imaging
as an opportunity to detect some cancers and abnormalities before they
become clinically manifest as symptoms. This interest has been further
fueled by coverage on television shows (Oprah, Good Morning
America) and in newspapers
(Wall Street Journal, USA Today, etc).
We, at Front Range
Preventive Imaging, make this test available to those adults who we
believe understand the benefits and limitations of the abdominal-pelvic
portion of the body scan. Indeed, it should be realized that a general
screening imaging test of the abdomen will not detect all serious
abnormalities and may reveal information that has little or no medical
significance. Sometimes, that will require further testing for
clarification.
