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A study in the UK found that making prostate cancer MRI scans shorter by one-third can make them cheaper and more available without losing accuracy.
Currently, doctors do three-stage scans with dye injections. The study shows that if the first two scans are good, the third one isn't needed.
They tested this on 555 patients across 22 hospitals and found it still caught 29% of cancers, just like the longer scans. This change could make scans 50% cheaper and faster. In the UK, a three-scan MRI costs £273, but a two-phase one costs only £145.
This could help more men get better diagnosis at lower costs, improving healthcare worldwide.
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