- No major medical society currently recommends whole-body MRI screening for the general population.
- Authors estimated that incidental findings prompting additional evaluation occur in approximately 30% of scans.
- Whole-body MRI screening identifies cancer in roughly 1% to 2% of screened individuals.
- The Viewpoint warned about risks of overdiagnosis, unnecessary procedures, and unproven clinical benefit.
- Authors emphasized that whole-body MRI should not replace established screening programs such as mammography and colonoscopy.
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