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Whole Body Scans

Is it a fad or a medical necessity? Anxious but otherwise healthy consumers are rushing to scanning centers all over the country to get a glimpse of what's going on inside their bodies. Larry Mantle speaks with the USC Chair of the Department of Radiology, Dr. Edward Grant, and UCLA Clinical Professor of Medicine, Dr. Harold Karpman, about the medical benefits and possible disadvantages of whole body scans.