Comment by sothatsit
12 days ago
People should be able to do full 3d scans of their bodies, and then doctors should be able to tell them what they should ignore. If they spot something abnormal they could suggest coming back 6 months or a year later to check if it has changed, just like mole scans. The problems that you suggest only come from people overreacting to test results. We can do better.
You can now in the US it’s just expensive, and of little medical value:
Yep, it is working as intended then. My point was more that “preventative MRIs cause more problems than they solve” is an annoying statement because it does not have to be true if you get good medical advice. But saying “preventative MRIs are not worth the cost” is quite reasonable.