55 minutes.
18 regions.
Zero radiation.
Preventative whole-body MRI, read twice by fellowship-trained radiologists, explained to you by a physician. Built for people who would rather know at stage one.
Suite A
MAGNETOM Vida 3T
Suite B
SIGNA Premier 3T
Whole-body protocol · T2 HASTE / DWI b = 50, 800
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
One protocol. Run identically, every time.
Standardisation is the whole point. A scan you can compare to last year’s is worth more than a scan tuned to look impressive once.
- 01Whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)
- 02T1 / T2-weighted anatomic series
- 03Time-of-flight MR angiography (brain + neck)
- 04MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
- 05Dixon fat–water separation, liver & visceral fat quantification
No gadolinium. No iodinated contrast. No ionizing radiation.
Brain, spine, thyroid, chest, liver, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, pelvis, lymphatic chains, bone marrow and abdominal aorta — head to mid-thigh in a single session.
Hardware
Siemens MAGNETOM Vida 3T
BioMatrix sensors, 60-channel coil array, 70cm open bore
Hardware
GE SIGNA Premier 3T
AIR Recon DL reconstruction, deep-learning denoising
Read standard
Two radiologists sign every study — one read, one independent over-read.
Prior studies are co-registered so change is measured, not remembered.
Against what you’re used to.
| NovoScan whole-body MRI | Whole-body CT survey | Standard annual physical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiation dose | 0 mSv | ~10 mSv per survey | Varies |
| Contrast injection | None | Usually iodinated IV | Sometimes |
| Regions assessed | 18, head to mid-thigh | 1–2 per study | 1 per test |
| Time to signed report | 5 business days | 1–3 weeks | 2–6 weeks |
| Physician consult included | 45 minutes | No | Billed separately |
Comparison figures are illustrative and reflect typical outpatient pathways in the New York metro area.
From booking to answers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A report you can actually read.
Findings are graded and closed out. Benign is called benign. When something needs another look, we say what, when, and who you should see — and we book it.
Dual read
Two radiologists sign
DICOM export
Your images, portable
Change detection
Year-over-year, co-registered
Referral network
NYC academic specialists
Read A. Mercer, MD · Over-read P. Venkataraman, MD
Consult scheduled 48h from signature
Priced in public.
Cash-pay. HSA and FSA accepted, itemised superbill provided. No facility fee, no consult fee, no upsell in the room.
Torso
$1,650
one-time
Chest, abdomen and pelvis. A focused first look.
- —Whole-torso DWI + anatomic series
- —Dual radiologist read
- —Physician results consult
- —Shareable DICOM + PDF report
Full Body
Most booked$2,450
one-time
Head 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
Full Body + Bio
$2,950
one-time
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
On staff. Not outsourced overnight.
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.
“I went in expecting a wellness gimmick and got a 6mm renal lesion caught at stage one. The consult afterward was the clearest 45 minutes I’ve spent with a doctor.”
“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.”
“The whole visit was 70 minutes and I was back at my desk by 10. Results came in four days, not four weeks.”
Accreditation
- ACR-accredited MRI facility
- NY State DOH licensed diagnostic imaging
- HIPAA-compliant, SOC 2 Type II infrastructure
- CLIA-certified partner laboratory
Straight answers.
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.
Book the scan.
Sleep better Thursday.
Scans run Mon–Sat, 7:00am – 8:00pm at 412 West 15th Street, 4th Floor. Seventy-five minutes door to door, and you keep the images.
The clinic
412 West 15th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10011
2 min from the 14th St–8th Ave A/C/E/L
info@ommedical.ainovoscan.nyc