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MRIs produce shadows that are indistinguishable from cysts or tumors all the time. They are benign, but no amount of data will reduce them. And telling someone
by shazbotter 1y ago
MRIs produce shadows that are indistinguishable from cysts or tumors all the time. They are benign, but no amount of data will reduce them. And telling someone "you have a shadow here, it's probably benign" makes people anxious and they go, "maybe I should boost it?" Which is needlessly invasive.
- sixo 1y agohuh, well, if it's true that "no amount of data will reduce them" then my point is wrong, but I highly doubt that's true.
- empyrrhicist 1y agoThe data is often a biopsy, which is invasive and potentially harmful.