At Monaco LifeCheck we use General Electric Healthcare scanning technology - 64-Slice CT and 1.5T MRI- to make the most complete preventive TOTAL BODY SCAN. (read about our new equipment)

Revolutionary Technology in the Fight Against Heart Disease

64-Slice CT is an important technology for physicians and patients because it can scan the entire body in seconds in order to make the highest-resolution scans of the human body organs. The key to accurate early diagnosis lies in the use of both of the best scanning technologies in existance today. We can even make totally non-invasive Coronary Angiograms (to assess risk for heart attack, to evaluate stents and bypass surgery), and non-invasive Virtual Colonscopies to assess for Colon Polyps and Colon cancer. These safe and painless procedures require only minutes to perform.

GE Healthcare 64-Slice Scanning Technology

The GE LightSpeed CT Scanner uses a patented technology which enables the scanner to perform high-speed, high-volume imaging to create motion-free scans of the heart and blood vessels.

In only seconds we can perform a LifeCheck TOTAL BODY SCAN, to painlessly detect nearly all significant abnormalities of the brain, lungs, heart, abdomen and pelvis, vertebral spine, bones, and colon.

Relevance to Heart Disease

With the GE LightSpeed CT Scanner, physicians can now help determine the extent of heart disease in patients without pain and without need for risky invasive procedures. Physicians can see the heart's wall motion, blood flow and perfusion, as well as measure coronary calcification and assess fatty plaque and blockages which may lead to heart attack.

GE Healthcare MRI Scanning Technology

MLCC uses the world's first new generation GE HDx MRI scanner, providing unprecedented non-invasive, zero-radiation, high-resolution images of the brain, nerves, blood vessels, heart muscle, body organs, vertebral spine, and all joints. Our medical staff have over 40 years of combined experience producing and interpreting MRI scan of the body.

Relevant Statistics

• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the Americas and Europe
Cardiovascular disease contributes to one out of three deaths worldwide. 949,619 Americans died from cardiovascular disease in 1998 (latest available statistics)
• 17 million people around the world die of cardiovascular disease, according to the World Health Organization
• More than 60 million people in the United States have one or more types of cardiovascular disease
• An estimated 3.4 million cardiac cath procedures are performed annually, according to IMV Medical Information Division