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Full-body MRI in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley

One scan that looks across your whole body for problems you can't feel yet. Here's what it can and can't show, what it costs, and which Palo Alto-Silicon Valley clinics offer it.

Main tests
A full-body MRI Head, chest, belly, pelvis and spine
What you do
About an hour lying still No radiation
You get
A radiologist's read A finding means a next step
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Your options, in plain English

A full-body MRI scans your head, chest, belly, pelvis and spine in about an hour, with no radiation. It can spot things early, but it often finds small, harmless spots that need more tests to rule out. It adds to your regular screenings, it doesn't replace them.

Think of it like a home inspection. The inspector finds something in almost every house, and most of it is minor. The useful part is knowing which items actually need fixing.

Whole-body MRI

Images head to pelvis with magnets and radio waves, no radiation. Strong on soft tissue like organs and the brain. It does not measure anything chemical, like cholesterol or blood sugar.

Cash price: $499 to $3,900

Whole-body CT

Covers similar ground with X-rays. Faster and good on bone, but it uses radiation, and the FDA does not see a benefit for people without symptoms.

A scan of one area

An MRI of just the brain, heart or belly, usually because something in your history points there.

Prices that clinics publish on their own websites, across all the cities we cover. Prices change, so confirm with the clinic.

Showing 5 clinics that publish full-body mri in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley

How we order clinics
Biograph, San Francisco Bay Area clinic

Biograph, San Francisco Bay Area

San Mateo, on the San Francisco Peninsula
Dr. Gilberto Hernandez, MD, Dr. Jonathan Fu, MD and 2 more
Whole-body baselineCancer risk & screeningStrength, fitness & body composition

Biograph's founding clinic sits in San Mateo, on the San Francisco Peninsula. An annual membership is built around one full assessment day of twenty or more tests, including whole-body MRI, bloodwork, DEXA, VO2 max and genetic testing, with a physician-led review three weeks later. Black Membership adds cardiac and lung CT and multi-cancer early detection. People come here for a whole-body baseline. Led by Dr. Gilberto Hernandez, MD, Dr. Jonathan Fu, MD, Michael Doney, MD and 1 more.

Tests & services

Comprehensive biomarker panel Continuous glucose monitoring Coronary calcium score DEXA scan +15 more
See if it’s a fit
Ezra East San Jose clinic

Ezra East San Jose

McKee Road, Alum Rock, San Jose
Advanced diagnostics & emerging careCancer risk & screeningHeart & circulation

Ezra's East San Jose center sits in a shopping center on McKee Road in the Alum Rock neighborhood. It sells a 22-minute whole-body MRI covering head, neck, abdomen and pelvis, a 47-minute version adding the spine, a low-dose Lung CT Scan and a Heart CT Scan with a coronary artery calcium score. Scanning happens at RadNet, and results come back as an Ezra Report in about 7 to 10 days.

Tests & services

Coronary calcium score Full-body MRI Low-dose lung CT
See if it’s a fit
Prenuvo, Redwood City clinic

Prenuvo, Redwood City

Redwood City, on El Camino Real
Dr. Daniel Durand, MD, Dr. Amar Patel, MD and 1 more
Whole-body baselineAdvanced diagnostics & emerging careBrain & cognition

Prenuvo's Bay Area clinic is a dedicated whole-body MRI screening center on El Camino Real in Redwood City. Single scans and annual membership tiers run from a focused head-to-mid-thigh scan to the full Whole Body Scan, each with a Prenuvo Results Review. Booking runs online, with scans of roughly 45 to 75 minutes. People come here to establish a whole-body baseline. Led by Dr. Daniel Durand, MD, Dr. Amar Patel, MD, Dr. Karolina Brook MD FASA CPPS.

Tests & services

Comprehensive biomarker panel Full-body MRI Brain MRI with volumetrics
See if it’s a fit

iThriveMD, Sunnyvale

West McKinley Avenue, Sunnyvale
Dr. Samir Damani, MD
Advanced diagnostics & emerging careCancer risk & screeningMedical weight loss

iThriveMD Sunnyvale is the South Bay clinic of a California and Arizona longevity brand, sitting inside the Revive Building just off El Camino Real. It publishes the biomarkers it measures by name across five pillars, from ApoB and lipoprotein(a) to HOMA-IR, APOE genotype and neurofilament light chain, and it treats to those numbers with GLP-1, hormone, peptide, NAD+ and IV protocols. Led by Dr. Samir Damani, MD.

Tests & services

Full-body MRI GLP-1 weight loss program Peptide therapy Telehealth visits +8 more
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Q Bio

Brewster Avenue, downtown Redwood City
Garry Choy, MD
Whole-body baselineAdvanced diagnostics & emerging careCancer risk & screening

Q Bio runs one clinic on Brewster Avenue in Redwood City and sells one thing: the Q Exam, a 75-minute visit capturing a non-contrast whole-body MRI across 10 sequences, 120+ blood and urine biomarkers, and a 163-gene panel. Every scan is analysed by Constellation, the company's FDA-cleared image-analysis software, read by a board-certified radiologist, and walked through with a physician in a 45-minute Data Review. Led by Garry Choy, MD.

Tests & services

Comprehensive biomarker panel Full-body MRI Genetic & genomic testing
See if it’s a fit

How a scan appointment usually goes

  1. Safety check first

    Implants, metal, kidney function, pregnancy, and whether tight spaces bother you. This decides if MRI is possible.

  2. The scan

    About an hour lying still, sometimes holding your breath. Ask which areas your booking covers.

  3. A radiologist reads it

    Ask who reads yours, how long it takes, and whether your doctor gets the report too.

  4. What comes next

    A clear scan means deciding when, or whether, to scan again. A finding means a next step. Ask if follow-up is included.

If you have a symptom that worries you, see your doctor. A screening scan isn't built for that.

Go deeper

Explainer Full-body MRI vs blood biomarkers

Organs vs chemistry. What each one can catch early, what each misses, and how they work together.
Starting guide I feel healthy. Why test anything?

The case for looking early, the real downsides of testing while healthy, and how to work out which question you are actually asking.
Price guide How much do longevity clinics cost?

What clinics publish for single tests, one-time assessments and memberships, what each price usually includes, and how to start without a big commitment.

Common questions

Which clinics in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley publish full-body mri?

5 in our Palo Alto-Silicon Valley guide: Biograph, San Francisco Bay Area, Ezra East San Jose, Prenuvo, Redwood City, iThriveMD, Sunnyvale and Q Bio.

Is a full-body scan worth it if I feel fine?

The evidence is still out. Radiologists say there isn't enough proof to recommend it for people with no symptoms, risk factors or family history, mostly because of how many harmless findings it turns up. That doesn't mean it finds nothing real. It means it hasn't been shown to help healthy people live longer yet.

Does a clear scan mean I don't have cancer?

No. A scan only shows what is big enough and different enough to see. Some cancers are too small, and some sit where the scan looks less closely. A clear result is reassuring, not a guarantee.

What's the difference between MRI and CT?

MRI uses magnets and radio waves, no radiation, and shows soft tissue in more detail. It's slower and louder, and not possible with some implants. CT uses X-rays, is much quicker, and is good on bone, but it does use radiation. Ask which one you're booking and why.

Does this replace the screening my doctor recommends?

No, and most clinics offering scans say so too. The standard screens each look closely at one part of the body and have trials behind them. Our cancer screening guide explains how they fit together.

What does it cost, and will insurance cover it?

The clinics we list that publish a price charge $499 to $3,900, and it's usually self-pay. Ask whether the radiologist's report and any follow-up scan are included in the price. Our guides on cost and insurance go deeper.

How do you decide which clinics appear on this page?

A clinic appears here when its own published material shows it offers full-body scanning at that location.

Sources (5)
  1. American College of Radiology, statement on screening total body MRI
  2. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Computed Tomography (CT)
  4. American College of Radiology, Incidental Findings
  5. National Cancer Institute, Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ) for patients

This page is educational information, not medical advice, and it is not a recommendation to have or to skip any scan. Whether imaging like this is useful for you depends on your age, your family history and your personal risk, so discuss it with a clinician who knows your history. If you have a symptom that concerns you, seek a medical evaluation rather than a screening scan.

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