The article compares the risk of annual full-body MRI screening to everyday activities, equating its potential harm to smoking about a year's worth of cigarettes or making a BASE jump. It argues that the cumulative risk from contrast agents and incidental findings leading to invasive procedures may outweigh benefits for asymptomatic individuals.
The article compares the risk of annual full-body MRI screening to everyday activities, equating its potential harm to smoking about a year's worth of cigarettes or making a BASE jump. It argues that the cumulative risk from contrast agents and incidental findings leading to invasive procedures may outweigh benefits for asymptomatic individuals.
The article compares the risk of annual full-body MRI screening to everyday activities, equating its potential harm to smoking about a year's worth of cigarettes or making a BASE jump. It argues that the cumulative risk from contrast agents and incidental findings leading to invasive procedures may outweigh benefits for asymptomatic individuals.
The article compares the health risk of a full-body MRI to that of smoking for one year, listing alternative activities with equivalent risk such as a high-risk pregnancy, climbing the Matterhorn, riding 10,000 km on a motorcycle, two BASE jumps, or a day on the frontline in Ukraine.
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