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GP requests for MRI scans
More scans, more problems—let’s fund prevention instead
BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2806 (Published 17 December 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:q2806
- Jamie S McConnell, consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon
- Royal Free London NHS Trust, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, UK
- jamie.mcconnell{at}nhs.net
Mathew discusses GP access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).1
Multiple studies have been published in which patients without symptoms underwent MRI of the knee and were found to have abnormalities.23 It follows that the more scanning we perform, the more of these “incidentalomas” will be found, most of which are irrelevant to a patient’s symptoms. The resulting radiology …
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