What each scan covers
In the provider’s words, with the body filled where those words name the area.
Whole Body MRI Scan
£2,250.00
£1,995 in the provider’s information pack.
- What it scans
- “The CST Whole-body MRI includes the head, thorax, abdomen, and pelvis”
- “The scan extends from the top of your head to the middle of your thighs”
- What it does not
- “detects cancer and other diseases in the head, thorax, abdomen and pelvis but NOT the breasts.”
- How long
- “takes approximately 1 hour to perform”
- Results
- “Following your Whole-body MRI Scan, your results will be available approximately 2 days later. We will call you with your results and send you a written report.”
Sources: thecancerscreeningtrust.co.uk, cst whole body mri scan info pack.pdf and thecancerscreeningtrust.co.uk, whole body mri scan, checked 23rd October 2026.
If it finds something
- What The Cancer Screening Trust says it does
- “You will then have a consultation with our in-house doctor or oncologist who will go through your results in more detail and answer any other health queries you may have.”
- “If necessary, a follow-up consultation with our in-house doctor will be arranged to discuss the results and any next steps.”
- “you can obtain a referral from our own in-house doctor, without having to approach your GP.”
- Who pays for onward care
- Not stated
- Do you need a referral
- “An enquiry is made through our website... or by calling us”
- Who reads the scan
- “The images are reviewed by an experienced clinical radiologist and a full written report is provided to you after a telephone consultation”
Sources: thecancerscreeningtrust.co.uk, cst whole body mri scan info pack.pdf and thecancerscreeningtrust.co.uk, whole body mri scan, checked 20th October 2026.
Royal College of General Practitioners
“Organisations offering these interventions must organise and fund follow-up so that patients are adequately supported”
rcgp.org.uk, screening, October 2019
The Royal College of Radiologists
“If you don’t have symptoms, we don’t recommend an elective MRI.”
rcr.ac.uk, 12th June 2025
Where and registration
- Where
- Central London clinic (exact address not published in the pack). The pack names Welbeck Health Partners, OneWelbeck, 1 Welbeck St, London W1G 0AR as a partner but does not say the scan takes place there.
Source: thecancerscreeningtrust.co.uk, cst whole body mri scan info pack.pdf, checked 19th October 2026.
Sources
- The provider’s site
- thecancerscreeningtrust.co.uk
- Checked
- 19th, 20th and 23rd October 2026