Rich Australians are paying $3500 for this scan

Whole-body MRIs are becoming a popular screening tool for health-conscious celebrities like Kim Kardashian and cashed-up Australians prepared to spend big to maintain good health well into old age.

Euan BlackHealth and wellness reporter

Jun 23, 2025 – 5.00am

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Rebecca Keen felt like she’d “won the lotto” when a full-body MRI scan detected an irregular brain aneurysm before it ruptured.

Newspaper obituaries, after all, are littered with tales of these bulged blood vessels going unnoticed until it’s too late.

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Euan BlackHealth and wellness reporterEuan Black is the health and wellness reporter at The Australian Financial Review. He was the work and careers reporter.