OBJECTIVE: Some private health screening companies in the UK provide 'health check-ups' using whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in spite of the lack of evidence demonstrating that such screening is worthwhile. We discuss the issues surrounding the use of an MRI scan as a screening test in 'health check-ups' and set out our concerns. CONCLUSION: Because of the five balance between the potential perils and benefits of the unselective use of brain MRI for 'health check-ups', its use should be restricted to a research setting.
OBJECTIVE: Some private health screening companies in the UK provide 'health check-ups' using whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in spite of the lack of evidence demonstrating that such screening is worthwhile. We discuss the issues surrounding the use of an MRI scan as a screening test in 'health check-ups' and set out our concerns. CONCLUSION: Because of the five balance between the potential perils and benefits of the unselective use of brain MRI for 'health check-ups', its use should be restricted to a research setting.
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Authors: Carla G van El; Martina C Cornel; Pascal Borry; Ros J Hastings; Florence Fellmann; Shirley V Hodgson; Heidi C Howard; Anne Cambon-Thomsen; Bartha M Knoppers; Hanne Meijers-Heijboer; Hans Scheffer; Lisbeth Tranebjaerg; Wybo Dondorp; Guido M W R de Wert Journal: Eur J Hum Genet Date: 2013-06 Impact factor: 4.246
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