What is a Total Body Scan®?

There are three variants:

• Total Body Scan® Standard
• Total Body Scan® Excellent
• Total Body Scan® Premium

The Total Body Scan® Excellent consists of the Total Body Scan® Standard and Premium laboratory examination.

The Total Body Scan® Premium consists of the Total Body Scan® Excellent, Premium laboratory examination and additional cardiological examinations (ECG, stress ECG, cardiac ultrasound).

The Total Body Scan® Standard is a comprehensive screening program consisting of MRI, CT and ultrasound radiological examinations.

The following organs are examined:

• Skull/Brain
• Cervical spine
• Vessels supplying the brain
• Thyroid gland
• Heart
• Lung
• Gallbladder
• Kidney
• Bubble
• Spleen
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Aorta

This is the most comprehensive Total Body Scan® program. In addition to the detailed standard scans (MRI, CT and ultrasound for the skull/brain, cervical spine, vessels supplying the brain, thyroid gland, heart, lungs, gall bladder, kidneys, bladder, spleen, liver, pancreas and aorta) and the comprehensive premium laboratory examination (from blood, stool and urine), special attention is paid to the heart.

The Total Body Scan ® Premium program is supplemented with ECG, ergometry (stress ECG) and echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound).

The Total Body Scan® was developed to detect the first signs of tumor diseases, heart attacks and strokes at an early stage – i.e. before symptoms develop – but also to detect other changes (inflammations, cysts, etc.) in the vessels and organs.

This gives the patient – in the event of a case – valuable time to select a suitable therapy or doctor for the further course of action.

However, these “serious” findings are rather rare (only 2% of all screening patients) and most results from the Total Body Scan concern “minor issues” that can be quickly and safely managed through medication and lifestyle adjustments.

Or – in the best case scenario – the patient receives confirmation of their own health and thus also security for themselves and their environment.

The Total Body Scan programs are suitable for anyone (usually over the age of 40) who wants to know how their health is doing and especially for those who have a family or hereditary predisposition.

Conventional preventive medical check-ups (including the healthy check-up) do not utilize all medical-technical possibilities. For many people, an illness is only discovered when symptoms have already been present for some time. In most cases, the chances of curing and favorably influencing a disease are much greater if it is discovered and treated at an early stage.

For example, a patient has been found to have elevated lipid levels (blood fats) during a healthy examination. The main problem with elevated lipid levels is that they form deposits in the blood vessel walls. These plaques constrict the vessels (calcification) and can thus impede blood flow. This significantly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.

After receiving the laboratory result, the question now arises as to whether there are already deposits and how severe they are. In this case, the findings of the total body scan will show him how pronounced the deposits are and whether a blockage of a vessel is to be expected. Or whether the values can be “brought back under control” with medication or lifestyle improvements.

This case shows that it is about the scope for design. You can only change what you know about.

The Total Body ^Scan® Standard examination program takes approx. 90-120 minutes on day I and another 30 minutes on day II to discuss the findings.

With the Total Body ^Scan® Excellent you will need an additional 15 minutes on the first day for the blood sample, i.e. a total of approx. 2 hours.

You should expect the Total Body ^Scan® Premium to take around 3-4 hours.

The findings are prepared by independent specialists. The consultation takes place 2-3 days later. After the consultation, you will receive your images from the radiological examinations in digital form, as well as a final written report.

*At some locations, it is possible to conduct the diagnostic interview in the afternoon of the day of the examination.

After the telephone consultation, all your examinations are coordinated in a time-optimized manner.

During the initial consultation, the doctor reviews the patient’s medical history with them and makes any necessary adjustments to the prevention program.

The patient then undergoes all radiological procedures (MRI, CT, possibly ultrasound), blood sampling for the laboratory, as well as ECG, stress ECG and cardiac ultrasound (depending on which program you have chosen).

The findings are prepared by independent specialists, so that the final consultation takes place 2-3 days later. The attending physician will discuss your findings with you and answer your questions.

The doctor will also advise you on whether there is anything you can do to improve your health. If further examinations are necessary, the doctor will also refer you to a GP or specialist or write prescriptions for possible medication.

In this case, the doctor will discuss with you what needs to be done. If further examinations are necessary, which is very common in such cases, you will receive all the necessary referrals directly.

Of course, you can also make use of our service and we will coordinate further examinations for you.

As already mentioned, serious findings are the rare exception; in most cases, a check-up is recommended after some time. It is important for you that you are helped by the doctor and us.

The Total Body Scan® programs differ in their scope. Depending on your state of health, possible health risks or existing findings, the packages can be individually adapted or supplemented with additional examinations such as heart and laboratory tests or other partial examinations can be omitted.

MRI can detect changes such as tumors, stroke/brain infarction, bleeding and inflammation at an early stage. The cervical spine is examined for problems such as herniated discs, trauma, narrowing, wear and tear, cervical spine syndrome. The organs of the upper and lower abdomen, such as the gall bladder, kidneys, bladder, spleen, liver, pancreas
are also thoroughly examined.

A CT scan of the chest can be used to diagnose chronic lung disease (COPD), pneumonia, a lung tumor or a blocked blood vessel in the direction of the lungs (pulmonary embolism). If indicated, a heart CT scan (calcium scoring) is performed to examine any calcification of the coronary arteries. The examination is carried out using the low-dose method and is low in radiation.

The carotid and thyroid glands are scanned using ultrasound. The ultrasound waves reflected by the tissue make it possible to visualize the tissue structure and detect any changes.

After the consultation, you will receive your images from the radiological examinations in digital form, as well as a final written report. We will send you these findings or you can download them via a link.

The Total Body Scan® and the Total Body Scan® Standard are the same examination. The screening program is called Total Body Scan® Standard and only includes the Total Body Scan®. Prescan’s more extensive program is the Total Body Scan® Excellent, which also includes a detailed laboratory examination. The most comprehensive program, the Total Body Scan® Premium, also includes this premium laboratory examination and additional cardiac examinations (cardiac ultrasound, ECG and stress ECG).