Prenuvo scan?

[Anonymous]

i did one a couple years ago. it's just an MRI, so no risk of excessive radiation, etc.

however, as just a full-body MRI it's kind of like all-season tires; not excellent at anything in particular. the slices are pretty far apart and the resolution isn't as detailed as, say, a specific contrast MRI or CT of a single organ.

doctors frequently object to the whole body scans because chasing down "incidentalomas" can be stressful and expensive for something that turns out to be asymptomatic and benign. (heck, just TRY to get a breast MRI without having dense breasts and a diagnostic finding)

conversely, it can give some a false sense of security and cause someone with a clean scan to brush off new and unusual symptoms because they "just" were given a clean bill of health.

finally, it's nearly impossible for a radiologist to do a truly detailed review of the 150 "points of assessment" in the 15 or so minutes they have to look at a single patient. There is AI to assist and flag for unusual images but even so, don't think they will be able to find something subtle.

case in point: my scan said, among other things, my appendix was normal. the appendix could only be visualized in a single slice of one of the views, but when i went back and stepped through carefully it was possible to see that the appendix was actually half-dead at the time of the scan.

i only went back and did that, of course, because i ended up in the ER a few months later and had my clearly long-time gangrenous/necrotic appendix removed.

to be very fair, the company was hugely apologetic and gave me a significant refund. if you have disposable funds and don't have a primary care physician that you feel a rapport with, the scan can be worth it for the baseline reference and potentially peace of mind. just keep in mind the limitations.

[Anonymous]

My sister had it done because she was having some health issues that doctors couldn’t diagnose and she was worried something was wrong with her that was missed. She still doesn’t have a dx but is actually feeling better.

That said, the MRI only revealed one this that was unrelated, which was some kind of spot on her esophagus that was concerning. She ended up needing follow up imaging and a biopsy that was painful but thankfully it was benign. While she didn’t love having to deal with that, she was still glad it was flagged so she could get it checked out in the small chance it was something significant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i did one a couple years ago. it's just an MRI, so no risk of excessive radiation, etc.

however, as just a full-body MRI it's kind of like all-season tires; not excellent at anything in particular. the slices are pretty far apart and the resolution isn't as detailed as, say, a specific contrast MRI or CT of a single organ.

doctors frequently object to the whole body scans because chasing down "incidentalomas" can be stressful and expensive for something that turns out to be asymptomatic and benign. (heck, just TRY to get a breast MRI without having dense breasts and a diagnostic finding)

conversely, it can give some a false sense of security and cause someone with a clean scan to brush off new and unusual symptoms because they "just" were given a clean bill of health.

finally, it's nearly impossible for a radiologist to do a truly detailed review of the 150 "points of assessment" in the 15 or so minutes they have to look at a single patient. There is AI to assist and flag for unusual images but even so, don't think they will be able to find something subtle.

case in point: my scan said, among other things, my appendix was normal. the appendix could only be visualized in a single slice of one of the views, but when i went back and stepped through carefully it was possible to see that the appendix was actually half-dead at the time of the scan.

i only went back and did that, of course, because i ended up in the ER a few months later and had my clearly long-time gangrenous/necrotic appendix removed.

to be very fair, the company was hugely apologetic and gave me a significant refund. if you have disposable funds and don't have a primary care physician that you feel a rapport with, the scan can be worth it for the baseline reference and potentially peace of mind. just keep in mind the limitations.

Prenuvo os being sued right now for a similar mishap where a woman had a stroke a few days after the scan.

[Anonymous]

Here is an article about the false security problem of Prenuvo scans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/01/13/prenuvo-lawsuit-full-body-scan/

[Anonymous]

I recently read a story about a man suing Prenuvo for not carefully reading his scans and missing early stage lung cancer (visible) which progressed to stage 4 several years later when he had symptoms.

[Anonymous]

I can't even imagine all the crap one of the scans would find with me and all the follow ups and unessesary testing to follow?? Thanks but I have enough health problems already I don't need anymore.