President Donald Trump said he had a SCANC SCAN during a recent visit to Walter Reed National Medical Center.
“I’m done. I got an MRI. It’s perfect,” the President told reporters at Air Force One on Monday during a weeklong trip to Asia.
Trump, who at the age of 79 is one of the oldest presidents in US history, did not say why he got the scan, which could be used to check a number of issues.
The scan came as Trump visited Walter Reed earlier this month, when his doctor said he was in “remarkable health”.
“The doctor said (these are) some of the best reports, for the age, they’ve seen,” Trump said Monday.
Asked why he received the MRI, which stands for magnetic resonance imaging, Trump told reporters to “ask the doctors”.
The President’s physician, Dr Sean Barbabella, said in a statement at the time that Trump’s appointment was “part of his ongoing assessment, scrutiny,
The President “continues to show excellent general health”, Dr Barbabella said.
MRI Scans use a strong magnetic field to create an image of the inside of the patient’s body, and are particularly useful for viewing soft tissues, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Last year, the White House announced that Trump had been diagnosed with a medical condition in his veins called chronic venous insufficiency.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump noticed swelling in his legs, prompting a check-up with his doctor about the condition.
Severe venous insufficiency occurs when the leg veins do not allow blood to flow back to the heart, causing it to pool in the lower limbs. It is “benign and common”, in older people, according to a note from Barbabella.
Trump also recently had makeup patches removed on the back of his hand. The White House said it was not related to the condition of the vein but rather to deterioration as a result of constant handshaking.