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A friend of mine who wasn't even 30 years old had a serious brain tumour where they said "ouh, if we'd had done a MRI scan some years ago, it would have been mu
by s3nnyy 9y ago
A friend of mine who wasn't even 30 years old had a serious brain tumour where they said "ouh, if we'd had done a MRI scan some years ago, it would have been much easier to fix."
So that is why it might be a okay'ish idea to do a MRI scan of the brain every 5 years or so? Depending where you live they are actually cheap and can be paid out of pocket.
- CaptainZapp 9y agoFine and fair enough. But that scan would be limited to the head and not cover the entire body. I'm also not convinced that MRIs are a great, general purpose diagnostic tool, if it's not used to diagnose concrete issues. The experience of your friend, who I hope recovered from the tumor not withstanding.
- FireBeyond 9y agoWith those caveats in place, absolutely. In the US, studies have been shown that physicians who own shares in CT (not so much any more, as it becomes almost 'commodity') and MRI (which is a lot, manufacturers approach physicians to form imaging cooperatives) are ordering imaging up at more than 2 standard deviations from expectations. As noted, MRIs in themselves aren't harmful. But with prices in the four digits in the US... you can easily pay off your $1.5M MRI machine in 18 months and be printing money with your over-imaging.