For those who can afford it, a revolutionary test called the Ultrafast CAT Scan promises to uncover evidence of disease years before it strikes by giving a 3-D look of the body's organs, Paul Moniz reports. One was 44. The other was 58.
Advocates say people at risk for coronary disease are ideal candidates for the scanner.
It can detect calcification of the vessel walls. Those who perform the test say it is revolutionary. But the scan, which many baby boomers see as the ultimate health insurance policy, is controversial in the medical community. Dr. Mehmet Oz says that while there are benefits, scan results can be misleading. The danger is that the scanner results could send doctors on a hunting expedition.