High speed CT scanners allows radiologists to rapidly scan the body to see if there are any cancers present. Because the images are taken so quickly, the risk of exposure to radiation is minimal. A body scan analyzes your lungs, heart, and abdomen/pelvis.
The lung CT has the capability of detecting potentially malignant nodules early as well as detecting aortic aneurysms and calcium deposits within plaque in the coronary arteries. The body scan can also detect masses in the liver, spleen, pancreas, retroperitoneum and pelvis. With early detection comes early diagnosis and treatment therefore providing patients with a better outcome.
About Diagnostic and Wellness Center at Harbor UCLAThe Scanner at Harbor-UCLA is the most experienced Cardiac CT imaging center in the country. This center boasts the newest equipment for cardiac CT imaging, including a 64 slice CT scanner for non-invasive angiography, as well as an electron beam CT scanner for screening tests. The facility is solely focused on preventive imaging, not a converted radiology scanner being used for two purposes.
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