Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a...
by CaptainZapp on Friday March 02, 2018 @10:19AM
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Mostly in the context of full body MRI scans for healthy people
Full body MRI scan? That seems completely weird.
I had a number of MRIs and believe it can be a god send. When I see the results it always feels like borderline magic and depending on the diagnosis it can be very, very useful.
It's very much my impression that MRIs are prescribed for very local issues. A bum knee, a broken toe which doesn't heal and where the doc needs a 3d view (to rule out splinters, which are not visible on x-rays) or for parts of the spine.
A full body scan doesn't only sound extremely invasive (how long do you have to lie absolutely still while the scan progesses?) it also sounds totally useless.
I had a number of MRIs and believe it can be a god send. When I see the results it always feels like borderline magic and depending on the diagnosis it can be very, very useful.
It's very much my impression that MRIs are prescribed for very local issues. A bum knee, a broken toe which doesn't heal and where the doc needs a 3d view (to rule out splinters, which are not visible on x-rays) or for parts of the spine.
A full body scan doesn't only sound extremely invasive (how long do you have to lie absolutely still while the scan progesses?) it also sounds totally useless.
Edit: spello