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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. |
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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.
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