ViaScan

Susan Duerst

This was my husband and my's second visit to Viascan and this appointment did not disappoint as neither did the first. Our appointment started on time with helpful staff. The scan was a breeze and Dr. Duncan sits down with you personally and goes over the preliminary report with each patient with any findings. You receive the detailed report emailed to you shortly after the visit. My husband and I both had a couple of minor findings that we were not aware of. We both also received great Coronary Calcium Scores that we were pleased to get. We very highly recommend Viascan for preventive as well as great health information. Early detection is always the key to good health.

Craig Troop

Easy & pleasant experience with worthwhile information

Allie Martin

We stopped in during business hours to get more information on this facility as we have family members in failing health. The office manager was very hostile upon entry and made us feel very unwelcome. Luckily we were able to get more information from the tech at the front desk, but the manager did not want us in there at all. She kept telling us they had no information for us and to look at the website to make an appointment. Given that it’s a privately owned business I would think the owner would want any perspective customer to be welcome to ask any basic questions. I’m appalled by how we were treated and will not be making any appointments here.

larry whitten

I felt that it would be beneficial to learn how I became a patient of Via Scan. I have a close friend that is a tennis pro at a tennis center in Midland, Texas. A few years ago, he called me with some personal news about his health. He said he had just had a complete physical, stress test, EKG, bloodwork, etc. Passed with flying colors. A few months later, a friend of his, after much resistance, took him to get a body scan. His argument, of course, was that he had had a complete physical and passed everything. He finally went, his tests came back, unbelievably, all four arteries were 98% blocked. He was immediately operated on for a quadruple bypass. I could not believe his results after having the complete physical. On my next visit to my family doctor, I told him the story of my friend. My doctor immediately responded, “Eighty percent of heart attacks have no symptoms.”. My doctor had recently visited Via Scan and had the full body scan. My doctor is in his 30’s, but he mentioned that his father had a heart attack when he was in his 40’s. Preventative maintenance was his answer. My doctor recommended that I call Via Scan and make an appointment. He was very complimentary of Dr. Duncan and his personal concern for his patients. Having learned that aneurysms and heart attacks are hereditary, I quickly made an appointment. My mother passed away due to an aneurysm. The staff was terrific and Dr. Duncan was kind, interested and most informative. Got a clean bill of health, which was very comforting. Next, I flew my brother in from Virginia to get his scan. His scan showed a 4.5cm aneurysm. Dr. Duncan advised him that at that time, the aneurysm size was not bad, however, he should have it checked each year. What is troubling about this finding, my brother has been operated on and hospitalized several times in the last few years. I became very interested in heart attacks and who has died, or almost died, without any symptoms. Age, nor physical condition are not always a good sign. For instance, I read a newspaper article about a 27-year-old girl in California that ran marathons regularly. Her mother gave her a gift certificate to go and have a scan. She resisted because of her not having any symptoms and running marathons constantly. However, to please her mom, she went several months later. Three arteries 97% clogged and the fourth was 93%. Needless to say, it saved her life. Now, the sad part. Wanting to make sure that the people I loved or care about, I have tried unsuccessfully to get them to go to Via Scan, all expenses paid. Last year I tried to get one of my brother- in- laws to make the trip from North Carolina. He had just had a complete physical, stress test, EKG, etc. He said he was good. At the same time, I tried to get his sister, my sister- in- law, to come and get the scan. Again, it was a no, she felt fine. Three months ago, my brother-in-law turned a bright yellow. He went in for tests, liver problems. While he was being diagnosed, they found he had stage 2 cancer in his pancreas. Had he gone to Via Scan, it would have been caught earlier. Thank God, he will be ok with treatments. The sister-in-law wasn’t so lucky. Two months ago, she was at work and went outside to take a smoke break. She had a massive heart attack. No symptoms. Two years ago, I offered several employees to go and get the scan. One did, one didn’t. We buried the nicest, sweetest guy you’ve ever met. On January 27, he complained to his wife that his chest hurt and he had a pain down his left arm. She drove him to the hospital, but he passed away on the way there. You will never meet a more caring, interested person in your wellbeing, than Dr. John Duncan. Was it not for Via Scan, and Dr. Duncan, my one artery would be completely clogged. Through his recommendations of vitamins and exercise, we are aware of the situation. I will end with the old cliché; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Larry Whitten