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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by mgraczyk on Sunday February 15, 2026 @01:41AM (#47021566)
Yes the machines should definitely get better, but I recommend you do get it if the cost it truly zero. Based on the data in the article it is still worth it despite the low resolution!
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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by lostlogin on Sunday February 15, 2026 @01:56AM (#47021626)
Sorry, I edited my above comment to remove references to myself.

For clarity, I’m an MR tech and I can get scans of myself if I want to.

I generally don’t scan myself as it gets messy fast. If I had concerns and for some reason couldn’t get a proper imaging referral, I’d get a scan with small, good coils with high element counts (not body coils like whole body imaging uses) and scan individuals body regions.

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