A new study found that oxalic acid, an organic compound found in humans and many plant-based foods, may also contribute to ...

An advantage of whole-body MRIs over CTs is that they use magnets and radio waves, which eliminate the type of radiation ...

Full-body scans are making headlines for potentially catching diseases early, but some doctors urge caution. Here's what you ...

Repeated exposure to shock waves in the line of military duty can leave lasting impressions on the brain and may affect its ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans allow providers to examine multiple ...

Instead of traditional scans, like CTs or MRIs of a specific part of the body, full-body MRI scans require just ... issues like cancer and most brain abnormalities, she says.

A new study has found why MRI scans may leave harmful metals behind in a person's body. The University of New Mexico (UNM) study explored health risks caused by toxic rare earth metal gadolinium ...

A new AI tool, MindGlide, can rapidly analyze routine brain MRI scans to detect subtle changes caused by multiple sclerosis ...

Researchers hope MindGlide will unlock valuable information from millions of untapped brain images that were previously difficult or impossible to understand.

Medicare covers MRI scans when a doctor deems them medically necessary for diagnosis. The Medicare part that covers an MRI will depend on a person’s hospital status. Most people in the United ...