Total Body Scan

The Affiliated Medical of Dearborn total body scan is a personalized scan that can detect the presence of many common forms of cancer in their early stages so you can may the necessary steps of action for early intervention. We use state of the art technology to capture a multi-sliced image of your heart, arteries and lungs. Additionally, we capture view your chest, abdomen and pelvis areas. Our certified radiologists look for heart disease, carotid artery disease and aortic aneurysms. They also check for non life-threatening conditions including gall bladder and kidney stones, arthritis and osteoporosis.

Synopsis

A total body scan is a detailed CT scan from your shoulders down through your pelvis. The scan is performed in a single sweep. The total body scan has four components: heart scan, lung scan, abdominal scan and bone densitometry. The Full Body Scan consists of a screening of the coronary arteries, the lungs, the abdomen and pelvis.

		Coronary artery disease
		Chest and lung abnormalities including lung cancer
		Some growths, nodules or cancers in the liver, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, and uterus
		Certain types of stones in the kidneys and gallbladder
		Aortic aneurysm and plaque in major abdominal vessels
		Degenerative changes in the spine

Solutions

This comprehensive glimpse into your body is a positive step to identify conditions that once detected can be readily and easily remedied. Steps can be taken to slow, stop, or even reverse devastating outcomes had there not been early detection. Philip's multilslice CT scanner permits whole body imaging for diagnosis in less than 50-seconds.

Please note that the full body scan is intended to supplement, and not replace, other screening and diagnostic procedures that have either been recommended by your physician, or that are generally considered to be characteristically appropriate for you.