More reasons why full-body scans are not recommended:
The company’s technicians performed the scans at a Great Falls hotel in June. Customers received reports of the results in the mail some time later.“One woman was told she had a normal uterus and ovaries, although they had been removed years ago. Another was told she had a mass on her kidney, and she had none,” said Dr. Leslie Russell. In addition, one patient’s report had the wrong name on it. Another was dated more than a month before the patient had the scan.
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I had a CT abd/pelvis done at UCLA and the report said my uterus appeared normal.
Thought that was interesting because it should have appeared “absent” as I was s/p hysterectomy.
So imaging misinterpretation occurs with clinically appropriate imaging as well as with these screening exams.
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