Full-body MRI scans are gaining popularity, but doctors warn their benefits may not outweigh the risks for healthy, symptom-free individuals. While MRIs can detect certain cancers and abnormalities, ...

A medical innovation that has significantly advanced medical treatments, magnetic resonance imaging has helped doctors see inside the body. MRI scans are a non-invasive and relatively safe procedure.

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Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when a full-body MRI scan showed a cyst in his kidney. Sun saw a urologist who was cautiously optimistic that it wasn’t cancerous and offered him a surgery ...

In a cohort study of patients with prostate cancer, MRI-led risk-adapted active surveillance demonstrated effectiveness in risk stratification. The approach showed that MRI visibility and the presence ...

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Lu ShaoJi—Getty Images, cscredon/Getty Images via Canva.com) Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when a full-body MRI scan showed ...