6 Reasons Why You Should Choose Our EBCT Scanner

The LifeScore Clinic is the only imaging center in San Diego with an EBCT scanner.

All other CT scanners in San Diego are multidetector CT scanners (MDCT). When compared to MDCT’s, EBCT has the following advantages:

1. EBCT scanners are low radiation scanners. A typical study delivers 1/3 the radiation compared to MDCT scanners. The breasts receive 50% less radiation compared to MDCT.
   
   
2. EBCT is the only scanner that has been proven to accurately measure plaque in the coronary arteries by comparing scans to pathology studies.
   
   
3. EBCT is the only scanner that has been used in all published long-term studies showing that coronary calcium is a powerful predictor of risk for heart attack.
   
   
4. EBCT is the only scanner that has been shown to accurately track changes in coronary calcium from year to year.
   
   
5. EBCT images are acquired in 100 milliseconds. MDCT images are acquired in 300 to 500 milliseconds. This means much more motion and blurring of the arteries.
   
   
6. EBCT is the only scanner recently approved by the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Technology Assessment Committees for coronary artery calcium screening (MDCT was not approved for this use).

In conclusion, EBCT, with its low radiation, high speed, scientific validation and health plan approval, is the smart choice for accurate detection of artery plaque. It is also the smart choice for all high resolution CT scanning studies, including the head, the neck, the lungs, the abdomen and the pelvis. Finally, it provides low radiation, high resolution non-invasive angiography of the coronary arteries, aorta, and branch arteries.