Arl Van Moore Jr, MD, FACR, chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors, expressed the ACR's opposition to the use of screening technologies, such as computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), for asymptomatic (otherwise healthy) patients in a July 3 United Press International (UPI) - Washington Times article.
The UPI article focuses on various Web sites which promote the use of screening technologies, without a doctor's prescription, to people who have no reason to believe that they may be at risk for disease.
Dr. Moore is quoted in the article as stating, "I think in terms of the whole process, the College has thought this kind of screening is inappropriate."
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Specifically, in regards to full-body screening, ACR Chair Moore stated, "There is no data to show that whole body screening has benefits....It can have adverse effects."
Read the ACR statement on full-body CT scans at http://www.acr.org/s_acr/doc.asp?CID=2192&DID=16014
