Why Get a Body Scan?

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.