Phoenix Hospital Group

What each scan covers

In the provider’s words, with the body filled where those words name the area.

Full Body MRI Cancer Screening

£1,995

What it scans: “Our full body MRI scan screens you from your head to your upper thighs. The areas analysed include the brain, spine, lungs, colon, prostate, breast, bladder, kidney, liver and pancreas.”; “Whole-Body Diffusion (WBD) MRI technique”
What it does not: “a full body MRI does not replace established screening programmes such as CT colonography, mammography or ultrasound”; “no single scan can detect every cancer”; “this scan is not suitable for patients with a cancer diagnosis or who are currently receiving treatment.”
How long: “The process will take around 90 minutes, but the total scanning time is roughly an hour.”

Filled where Phoenix Hospital Group’s words name the area. Not mentioned: neck, arms and lower legs. The spine is named.

What Phoenix Hospital Group says it does: “Ongoing referrals to our expert cancer specialists, or for additional tests or scans if required.”; “Your dedicated cancer screening doctor will provide a virtual follow up and support you with ongoing tests or referrals to specialist consultants if you require further investigations.”
Who pays for onward care: Not stated
Do you need a referral: “You don’t need a GP referral to have the scan.”
Who reads the scan: “Scan results reviewed by two consultant radiologists specialising in cancer imaging”

Royal College of General Practitioners

“Organisations offering these interventions must organise and fund follow-up so that patients are adequately supported”

The Royal College of Radiologists

“If you don’t have symptoms, we don’t recommend an elective MRI.”

rcr.ac.uk, 12th June 2025