What areas of the body are screened by a Body Scan?
A EBT Body Scan images the body from just below the neck down to the pelvis. This allow us to image your lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, along with the organs of your upper pelvis including the bladder and uterus or prostate along with the bones of the back. A bone density determination is also performed during this exam. The organs above the neck including the brain and/or carotid arteries are not included in the EBT Body Scan. The colon is not imaged during a Body Scan but can be imaged in a separate exam, the Virtual Colonoscopy. The breasts are also not imaged well with a Body Scan and the EBT Body Scan is not a substitute for a mammogram.
