Whole Body Scan

Whole Body Scan

Whole body screening with multi-detector helical computed tomography (CT) non-invasively scans the internal organs from the thyroid to the pelvis. This comprehensive, 10-minute scan can effectively detect many major diseases long before any symptoms occur, helping physicians to determine effective treatment regimens early on, resulting in improved patient outcomes.

Whole body screenings can be used to scan the heart, neck, lungs and abdomen and pelvic areas, and are useful in spotting conditions such as heart disease; aortic aneurysm; cancer of the lung, kidney, lymph nodes, liver, pancreas and spine; kidney stones; gall stones; and other abdominal and pelvic abnormalities. Such scans can also be useful in detecting arthritis and degenerative changes of the spine.

This service is available at the following locations:

Imaging Center
of Southern Illinois

Whole body screening is performed with IV Visipaque contrast screen technology which helps to minimize the misinterpretation of benign lesions, and ensures that important findings are not overlooked, as they can often be on a non-contrast study.

For high risk individuals with a history of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, exposure to hazardous chemicals, smoking, or obesity, whole-body screenings can be especially useful. Asymptomatic patients with one or more risk factors can be scanned at age 35 for men and age 40 for women. Patients with atypical chest pain, multiple risk factors or a family history of early cardiac events may be scanned at an earlier age.