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Did abdominal mri for my liver hemagioma. results state bowel unremarkable should i still do a colonscopy or is mri reliable in detecting colon cancer?
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No,: the MRI is not sufficient to adequately evaluate the colon. You still need to go for your colonoscopy.
Answered 10/13/2016
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