Preventative whole-body MRI · Chelsea, New York
The earliest a cancer can be found is the day it becomes visible.
NovoScan is a single-purpose imaging clinic. We perform one examination — a 55-minute whole-body MRI, without contrast dye and without ionising radiation — and we perform it the same way, on the same two 3T magnets, for every patient who walks in.
Every study is read by a fellowship-trained radiologist and independently over-read by a second. You leave with your images, a report written to be understood, and forty-five minutes of a physician’s time to go through it.
Founded 2023. ACR-accredited. Licensed by the New York State Department of Health.
Axial T2 FS · Liver dome · SER 19/45
Axial T2 FS · Renal hila · SER 28/45
Axial T1 MPRAGE · Lateral ventricles · SER 02/176
Sagittal T2 TSE · Lumbar spine · SER 11/12
Representative series from a NovoScan whole-body study. Placeholder imaging, openly licensed — see public/scans/CREDITS.md.
1,200+
scans performed since 2023
1 in 19
members had a clinically significant finding
55 min
in-bore, no contrast, no radiation
5 days
median time to a radiologist-signed report
I. The examination
What we look at, and what we cannot.
Whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging measures how tightly water is packed between cells. Dense, disorganised tissue is bright long before it distorts the anatomy around it — which is why it is the sequence a screening MRI lives or dies by.
Siemens MAGNETOM Vida 3T
BioMatrix sensors, 60-channel coil array, 70cm open bore
GE SIGNA Premier 3T
AIR Recon DL reconstruction, deep-learning denoising
Regions imaged
Deliberately not covered
MRI does not reliably show colon polyps, lung nodules under about six millimetres, skin lesions, or the microcalcifications a mammogram is built to catch. Your report says so in writing, and names the screenings you should keep on schedule.
II. Your visit
Seventy-five minutes, start to finish.
01
Intake, online
A 9-minute health history and a short call with a NovoScan nurse practitioner. We confirm you’re a candidate and flag anything worth imaging closely.
~15 min, from home
02
The scan
55 minutes on a 3T magnet. Street clothes without metal are fine. No contrast dye, no IV, no ionizing radiation. Noise-cancelling headphones and your own playlist.
75 min at the clinic
03
Two radiologists read it
Every study is read by a fellowship-trained radiologist and independently over-read by a second. Our software pre-registers your series so year-over-year change is measured, not eyeballed.
5 business days
04
Results, explained
A 45-minute video consult with a NovoScan physician who walks through every image with you, plus a plain-English report and, if needed, a referral into our NYC specialist network.
Scheduled within 48h of your report
“My report told me what they saw, what they didn’t, and what the scan can’t rule out. Nobody has ever been that direct with me about a test.”
Sofia L. — Member since 2024 · Brooklyn Heights
III. Fees
Published, and complete.
We are a cash-pay practice. HSA and FSA cards accepted; an itemised superbill is provided. There is no facility fee and no separate charge for the consultation.
Torso
Chest, abdomen and pelvis. A focused first look.
- · Whole-torso DWI + anatomic series
- · Dual radiologist read
- · Physician results consult
- · Shareable DICOM + PDF report
$1,650
ReserveFull Body
Most requestedHead to mid-thigh. Our standard preventative scan.
- · All 18 regions, brain through pelvis
- · MR angiography of brain and neck
- · Dual radiologist read + AI change detection
- · 45-min physician results consult
- · Specialist referral coordination
$2,450
ReserveFull Body + Bio
The scan plus a 74-marker blood panel, read together.
- · Everything in Full Body
- · 74-biomarker panel (CLIA-certified lab)
- · Cardiometabolic and hormone workup
- · Annual re-scan at $1,950
$2,950
ReserveIV. Clinicians
Your images are read by people whose names you know.
Dr. Alina Mercer, MD
Medical Director
Abdominal imaging fellowship. 14 years reading body MRI.
Dr. Rafael Ostrom, MD, PhD
Chief of Neuroradiology
Neuroradiology fellowship. Published on incidental brain findings.
Dr. Priya Venkataraman, MD
Attending Radiologist
Oncologic imaging. Whole-body DWI protocol lead.
Marcus Feld, ARRT(MR)
Chief Technologist
Runs both suites. 9,000+ studies acquired.
V. Questions
Asked, and answered plainly.
Still unsure whether this is right for you? Call the clinic and ask for a nurse practitioner. It is a free ten-minute conversation and we would rather have it than take a booking we shouldn’t.
Is a whole-body MRI actually safe?+
MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves — there is no ionizing radiation, unlike CT or X-ray. Our protocol uses no gadolinium contrast, so there is no injection and no dye. The main contraindications are certain implanted devices and metal fragments, which we screen for during intake.
What about false positives?+
It’s the honest risk of any screening test. Our answer is a strict reporting standard: findings are graded, incidental benign findings are named as such, and we don’t recommend follow-up imaging that a specialist wouldn’t. Roughly 1 in 19 members has a finding we consider clinically significant; the majority of everything else is explicitly closed out in your report.
Can NovoScan find every cancer?+
No, and anyone who says otherwise is selling something. MRI is strong on solid-organ, brain, spinal and soft-tissue disease, and weak on hollow-organ and very small lung lesions. We tell you what the scan does not cover and which conventional screenings — colonoscopy, mammography, low-dose chest CT, skin checks — you should keep.
Do you take insurance?+
Screening MRI in an asymptomatic person generally isn’t covered. We’re a cash-pay clinic, we accept HSA and FSA cards, and we provide an itemized superbill you can submit yourself.
What happens if you find something?+
Your physician consult is moved up, usually within 24 hours. We coordinate the next step directly with specialists at NYC academic centers, send your imaging ahead, and stay on the case until you’re seen.
How claustrophobic is it?+
The Vida has a 70cm bore — wider than most hospital magnets — and you’re feet-first for most of the study, so your head is out of the bore for the majority of the scan. We offer headphones, a mirrored prism, and an oral anxiolytic prescribed at intake if you need it.
VI. The clinic
A block from the High Line, two from the L.
412 West 15th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10011
2 min from the 14th St–8th Ave A/C/E/L
Mon–Sat, 7:00am – 8:00pm · info@ommedical.ai · novoscan.nyc