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[quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]
Prenuvo os being sued right now for a similar mishap where a woman had a stroke a few days after the scan.[/quote]

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