Life Imaging Florida opens in Jacksonville, offers free heart scans – 104.5 WOKV

Life Imaging Florida opens in Jacksonville, offers free heart scans  104.5 WOKV

Life Imaging Florida founder and CEO Tom Graham discusses the company's new Jacksonville location, free heart scans, and technology used to detect possible health problems. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new medical screening center in Jacksonville is offering free heart scans to help residents learn more about their heart health. J. Thomas Graham, founder and CEO of Life Imaging Florida, spoke with Kristine Bellino on In Depth about the company’s new Jacksonville location and how its screening technology works. The company uses CT scans to look for possible health problems, including signs of heart disease and certain cancers, before symptoms appear. According to Graham, Life Imaging Florida offers several types of screenings, including heart scans, full-body scans, brain scans, and virtual colonography.

The heart scan looks for calcium buildup in the arteries, which can be a sign of heart disease. The American Heart Association explains that a coronary artery calcium test can help doctors better understand a person’s risk of heart disease. The full-body scan examines areas such as the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Graham said the scans can identify certain health problems, including lung nodules, kidney stones, aneurysms, and possible signs of cancer. “There’s some things that we just can’t see,” Graham explained, noting that the technology cannot detect every type of cancer or disease. The company uses low-dose CT