Clinical value of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in health screening of general adult population

Abstract

Background. Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) and angiography (WB-MRA) has become increasingly popular in population-based research. We evaluated retrospectively the frequency of potentially relevant incidental findings throughout the body.

Keywords

• angiography
• incidentaloma
• atherosclerosis
• high field magnet
• diffusion weighted imaging