THE INSIDE SKINNY.(increasing, and controversial, use of CAT scans for preventive health measures)

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine | June 1, 2001| | Copyright

HEALTH | Can a full-body CAT SCAN save your life? Or is it a waste of your money?

A FEW months ago Fred Assini, co-owner of a home-improvement company in Elmont, N.Y., decided to shock some sense into his colleagues, several of whom have smoked for years. At Assini's behest and his company's expense, five of them had their chests scanned for disease at Cardiac Plus, a New York City clinic. The results revealed early signs of emphysema in one smoker, scar tissue on another's lungs and worrisome coronary plaque in a third. Assini, who has undergone several scans ...

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