At Norman Regional, we believe preventive care matters and that early detection
saves lives. Your heart and lung health is vital to your overall well-being.
Catching coronary artery calcium buildup and lung diseases early can make
all the difference in your treatment.
Why Screening Matters
One of the biggest advantages of a heart scan is early detection. Because
heart disease often progresses quietly, a heart scan can reveal risk even
when blood work, physical exams, or symptoms haven’t raised concerns yet.
Regular lung screenings are important not only to catch cancer, but also for catching lung nodules,
early lung changes, and other lung diseases that can progress if they
go unchecked. Annual screenings can help detect problems early, when they’re
most treatable.
Heart Scan: $50 and a scan that takes 10 minutes.
Lung Scan: $100 and a scan that takes less than10 minutes.
Combined Heart and Lung Scan: $125 and a combination of scans that take less than 15 minutes.
*Please note that you must pay at check-in before the imaging is performed.
Norman Regional accepts credit card, debit cards, Apple Pay and Google
Pay. We CANNOT accept cash or checks. For more information about payment, please read this
article.
Our comprehensive services include board-certified cardiologists, interventional
cardiologists, pulmonologists and interventional pulmonologists to provide
follow-up care and treatment, including biopsies, after your heart and
lung scan.
Cardiac Scoring/Heart Scans
Cardiac scoring is the best noninvasive test for measuring coronary artery
calcium content. It is used to diagnose coronary artery disease in an
early state and to determine its severity. Cardiac scoring is at least
10 times more powerful a predictor of coronary artery disease episodes
than cholesterol screening.
The Preliminary Calcium Scoring Report
On the day of your exam, after completion of your scan, you will be provided
a copy of your Preliminary Calcium Scoring Report. Your calcium score
correlates with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. A low score
suggests a low likelihood of coronary artery disease, but it does not
exclude the possibility of significant coronary artery narrowing. The
results should be discussed with your physician.
In addition to your Preliminary Calcium Scoring Report, one of the nine
Norman Regional Health System’s board certified radiologists will
analyze all images taken during your exam and create a signed Final Report.
If any incidental findings are discovered they will be addressed within
this report.
This report will be available to you within (5) five business days via
our patient portal, or you can personally pick it up at any of our 3 main
campuses. If you wish to have the report sent to a healthcare provider
of your choice, then all you have to do is let us know when you register
for your exam. This is often the preferred method as a physician can more
clearly explain the results and the terminology used in the report and
address and concerns or questions you may have.
Acquiring the Final Report and following up on any recommendations within
that report is solely your responsibility and not the responsibility of
Norman Regional Health System.
You could benefit from a heart scan or combination heart and lung scan
if you have any of these risk factors:
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
Norman Regional offers a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan, which
noninvasively and painlessly screens for lung cancer.
One of our highly trained radiologists will review the images, and our
specialized nurse navigator will notify you of any abnormal findings or
simply send you a letter if the findings are normal. This screening provides
a point of reference for tests you may need throughout your life. We recommend
you share all results and findings with your primary care physician.
The lung scan or combination heart and lung scan is recommended for people who:
Are age 50 to 80
Have smoked more than a pack a day for 20 years
Currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years
Have been exposed to secondhand smoke for an extended period of time
Previously had or currently have a job with exposure to radon, asbestos
or diesel exhaust
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