Observations Regarding the Detection of Abnormal Findings Following a Cancer Screening Whole‐Body MRI in Asymptomatic Subjects: The Psychological Consequences and the Role of Personality Traits Over Time

• Published in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 634 - 645
• Main Authors: Conti, Lorenzo, Mazzoni, Davide, Marzorati, Chiara, Grasso, Roberto, Busacchio, Derna, Petralia, Giuseppe, Pravettoni, Gabriella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2025; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: abnormal findings; Adult; Aged; Anxiety - diagnostic imaging; Asymptomatic; Bones; Cancer; Cancer screening; Data systems; Depression - diagnostic imaging; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Field strength; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Neoplasms - psychology; Personality; Personality traits; Population studies; Prospective Studies; psychological consequences; Psychological stress; psychosocial health; Quality of Life; Risk perception; Statistical analysis; Statistical tests; Subgroups; Time measurement; Variance analysis; Whole Body Imaging; whole‐body MRI; abnormal findings; cancer screening; psychosocial health; whole‐body MRI; psychological consequences

Background The use of whole‐body MRI (WB‐MRI) in oncology has uncovered frequent unexpected abnormal findings (AFs). However, the impact of AFs on the patients' mental well‐being is still poorly examined. Purpose To investigate the long‐term psychological consequences of AF detection following...