Prevention is the foundation of longevity, and building a healthy future starts with a detailed view of your health today. Through our partnership with Prenuvo, Longevity Center by Hudson patients have access to their referral-only, state-of-the-art whole-body MRI scan technology.
Following your Prenuvo scan, our medical team will assess your results to determine which preventative treatments can best help you meet your long-term goals.
And stop diseases in their tracks.
Prenuvo MRI is a state-of-art, advanced body scan that uses cutting-edge technology to capture high-quality images with zero radiation.
The MRI uses a superconducting magnet to generate images from your body’s natural composition. Unlike other scans that use dye or contrast, Prenuvo’s technology employs diffusion weighted imaging to detect abnormal tissue composition and hardness.
Additionally, Prenuvo’s cancer-detecting technology also employs a multiparametric imaging technique that scans across multiple planes—top to bottom, side to side, and front to back.
After you complete their online questionnaire, a Prenuvo representative will reach out to discuss your concerns and goals.
In the four hours leading up to your scan, you are encouraged to fast and drink only clear liquids (water, black coffee, tea). Once you are on-site a technician will walk you through the scan process.
The MRI technician will instruct you to lay on the scanner and place lightweight image receiver coils across your body. During the scan you can relax, listen to music, or watch a show.
The 2000 images taken during your scan are then sent to a Prenuvo radiologist who conducts a thorough evaluation.
You will receive your detailed report within 15 business days of your scan.
After you receive your report you have the option of booking a complimentary follow-up call with a Prenuvo nurse practitioner.
You can also review your report with your Hudson doctor.
That’s a personal choice, but a whole-body scan at any age can be helpful. The incidence of cancer does increase with age, starting around 40 years.
The MRI is more definitive in terms of composition and exact location. Alternatively, CT scans show densities such as coronary artery calcifications—which is one of the main benefits of a CT over an MRI. But the MRI does show more precise imaging for the brain, brain arteries (which are not clear on a non-contrast CT), as well as every organ in the neck, breasts, abdomen, and pelvis. CT is generally better for assessing the esophagus, lung, and stomach. The major downside of a CT scan is that it uses ionizing radiation.
Mammography remains the gold standard screening test for breast cancer.
But the Prenuvo scan and the more traditional mammography screening do complement one another. Whereas the MRI scan demonstrates positive results in visualizing breast cancer through dense breast tissue, a mammography scan is capable of picking up on small micro-calcifications in the breast that the MRI scan may overlook.
Although breast calcifications are often noncancerous (benign), certain patterns of calcifications, like tight clusters with irregular shapes and fine appearances may indicate breast cancer or precancerous changes to breast tissue.
Bigger is not always better. A 3T MRI is a great option for a detailed brain or knee study. However, 3T performs poorly for whole body imaging due to wavelength interference (physics!) and imaging artifacts (more physics!). Additionally, a 3T MRI increases the body temperature 4x more than a 1.5T MRI which limits the number of images a 3T can obtain in the same time frame. Therefore, 3T MRIs are best used for single body parts. As we specialize in whole body imaging, we use a 1.5T MRI.
