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Michigan Medicine: Doctors Urge Caution Regarding Elective MRI Scans
May 06, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 6 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:

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Doctors urge caution regarding elective MRI scans

Whole-body scans may lead to harms

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According to leading radiologists, elective MRI screenings are not recommended and can do more harm than good.

In a new JAMA editorial, experts from the University of Michigan H . . .

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