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Risks of CT Scans
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that there hasn’t been any demonstrable benefit of whole-body scanning for asymptomatic individuals.
CT (computed tomography) scans can provide images with up to 20 times the detail of ordinary x-rays. A pencil thin beam of X-rays passed through the body produces cross sectional images from multiple angles, and when this is passed through a computer, the doctors can see three-dimensional image from any angle.
These days people go in for whole-body CT scans to detect hidden diseases as a proactive health measure for normal and healthy people. But CT scans are not foolproof; they can fail to detect some conditions, and can give false alarms that lead to further, unnecessary testing. CT scans result in relatively high radiation exposure, and unless the symptoms warrant the CT scans, using CT for mere routine diagnostics is not advisable.
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Thanks for informing us about the risk of running a CT Scan, I also agree that alternatives are still the best out there.
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I am passionate about health care issues. I have been experimenting with home remedies and alternative healing methods for over twenty years now. I firmly believe that good health is in one's hands. Question everything and arm yourself with facts.You have nothing to lose but your sickness.
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In my own case, I underwent two separate CT scans, to assess for both
coronary artery calcifications and coronary artery narrowing
(stenosis), as part of a "VIP Physical" in 2006. At the time, there was
great enthusiasm for the routine use of CT scanners for this purpose.
However, based upon the available data (including the data from this
study), I have recently decided that I will not undergo any additional
heart screening CT scans until and unless compelling clinical data
comes along to suggest that the benefit from such scans outweighs their
potential risks. If you have been considering undergoing a routine
cardiac screening CT scan, my advice is to first discuss the data
contained in this clinical study with your Internist or Cardiologist,
and ask them to clarify both the potential risks and benefits, in your
particular case, of undergoing a coronary artery screening CT scan.