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Are you claiming that, at population level, the amount of false positives MRIs produce outweigh the benefits in terms of human health benefits?
by jstummbillig 3y ago
Are you claiming that, at population level, the amount of false positives MRIs produce outweigh the benefits in terms of human health benefits?
- ch4s3 3y agoBeyond a certain point all scans will produce more unnecessary procedures than beneficial ones. It's the nature of treating illnesses with uncertain presentations. Everyone has lots of odd bits and small benign tumors that are harmless. But these often look indistinguishable from the early stages of something serious. Even biopsy isn't without risk. There's no free lunch here.