While many people turn out to be healthy, the scan often reveals disease. The scanning procedure takes 15 minutes, and is followed by a detailed 2-hour consultation with a physician. Software converts the images into detailed, three-dimensional images that can be viewed by the patient the same day. Dr. Eisenberg has scanned more than 15,000 patients.
Most problems are the early signs of disease which are curable or reversible.
The scan checks out vital organs such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys. Indications of vascular disease are shown in the form of plaque and cancerous growths can be pinpointed long before they start to cause the body to show symptoms. Commander Betty Kelepecz, a senior officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, can attest to the usefulness of the body scan. I had no symptoms of anything, I was feeling fine. When she had the scan, however, a large mass was found in her kidney, which was eventually confirmed to be a form of cancer that could have killed her.