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These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Physicians may also recommend simple changes in lifestyle such as eating habits or exercise. Physicians will use the precise and accurate data from the full-body MRI report to order diagnostic imaging, lab, and/or other tests.
Early detection of cancers can radically change the type of treatment options that will be available to a patient. This exam is useful for individuals who are asymptomatic, yet want an overview of their current health condition. The bone density scan is a quick and painless exam that measures the amount of minerals and calcium in a person’s bones. The test report from these scans may indicate low-bone density, your risk for osteoporosis, and/or identify weak bones.
Information regarding muscle volume, visceral and subcutaneous fat, as well as liver fat volumes, are all included in a body composition analysis.īone density scans are also available as an additional procedure for patients. A patient-specific body composition analysis produces measurements based on the images. Lung cancer screening is recommended for adults who have a long history of smoking but do not have any signs or symptoms of the disease.Ī body composition analysis is not currently being offered as part of HALO’s full-body MRI procedure. If you have a history of smoking, it is recommended that a CT lung screening without contrast be added to the whole-body MRI screening. An additional exam of a specific area may be required if an abnormality is identified in order to obtain more detailed information. We look at the spine to check for disc herniation and spinal stenosis and in the extremities, arthritis in the joints. Moving to the abdomen and pelvis, we can evaluate the kidneys, liver, spleen, adrenal glands, gallbladder (gallstones), pancreas, bladder, uterus and ovaries. In the chest, we check the heart for enlargement and the aorta for aneurysms. In the neck, abnormalities in the lymph nodes, thyroid masses or arthritis in the cervical spine can be identified. In the head, the exam can show brain masses, shrinkage, old strokes, the sinuses and nasal cavities. Wernher von Braun, who with his team launched the first American satellite into space said, “One test is worth a thousand expert opinions.” With today’s advanced imaging technology, radiologists can take “one picture” of the entire inside of your body which is comparable to “a thousand expert opinions.” Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners allow physicians to perform a whole-body scan (also known as a full-body scan), without ionizing radiation from Computed Tomography (CT) scans.Ī whole-body MRI scan looks at the body from head to toe in order to find cancers, inflammation or obstructive processes in the body.
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