NordicScanReserve
About NordicScan

Preventative
medicine, built
in Stockholm.

We're radiologists, engineers and physicians trained at Karolinska. Our work is to detect disease before symptoms — and to make that experience feel less like a hospital and more like a sanctuary. Now open at Valiant Clinic, Dubai.

A clinician reviewing a translucent full-body scan inside a sunlit Dubai laboratory
Frame 014 · Practice room°N 25.20 · °E 55.27
Karolinska radiologyNordicScan·Vision AI3T imagingConcierge medicineForty members, no more
Karolinska radiologyNordicScan·Vision AI3T imagingConcierge medicineForty members, no more
I. The Practice

Three clear
commitments.

01Heritage

Karolinska, since 1996.

Three decades of radiology training at the institute that awards the Nobel Prize in Medicine. We carry that exacting clinical culture into every reading.

02Technology

3T MRI, AI-assisted.

A whispering 3-tesla magnet paired with proprietary computer-vision models. We survey six hundred conditions in a single hour, without radiation or contrast.

03Practice

Medicine, slowed down.

Concierge clinicians who hold no more than forty members at a time. Dossiers delivered in person, in linen-lined rooms, never by portal.

Stockholm archipelago meeting the Dubai desert
II. HeritageStockholm 59.33°N · Dubai 25.20°N

Two climates.
One standard of care.

We were built in the cold light of the Nordic winter, where preventative medicine is a civic duty. We brought it to Dubai because longevity should not require a flight to Europe.

III. By the numbers
1996
Stockholm origin year
600+
Conditions surveyed per scan
3T
Magnet field strength
12
Karolinska-trained radiologists
0
Radiation. Contrast. Needles.
40
Members held at any time
Macro detail of the NordicScan 3T MRI
IV. Technology

A magnet that
whispers. An AI that
remembers.

Our stack is the result of fifteen years of co-development between Karolinska radiologists and a small machine-learning team in Stockholm. None of it is loud.

Imaging
Siemens MAGNETOM 3T with proprietary advanced sequencing.
Vision
NordicScan·Vision — in-house computer-vision models, trained on 1.4M annotated studies.
Biomarkers
Cleveland HeartLab panels, Karolinska metabolomics, full hormonal mapping.
Counsel
Dual-physician review across Stockholm and Dubai, delivered in person.
V. The people

Small.
By design.

Twelve physicians. Four scientists. One continuous practice. We grow only as slowly as we can without losing the texture of personal care.

Senior physicians of NordicScan
  1. Portrait of Dr. Henrik Vallgren
    01
    Dr. Henrik Vallgren
    Founder · Radiology
    Stockholm

    Karolinska Institutet. 28 years in whole-body MRI. Former director, Stockholm Imaging.Read profile →

  2. Portrait of Dr. Layla Al-Mansoori
    02
    Dr. Layla Al-Mansoori
    Medical Director, Dubai
    Dubai

    Cleveland Clinic-trained internist. Preventative and longevity medicine.Read profile →

  3. Portrait of Dr. Annika Sjöberg
    03
    Dr. Annika Sjöberg
    Lead Radiologist · Neuro
    Stockholm

    Sahlgrenska Akademin. Functional neuroimaging and early neurodegenerative markers.Read profile →

  4. Portrait of Dr. Mikael Lindqvist
    04
    Dr. Mikael Lindqvist
    Radiologist · Cardiothoracic
    Stockholm

    Karolinska. Cardiac MR and coronary plaque characterisation.Read profile →

  5. Portrait of Dr. Yousef Al-Rashid
    05
    Dr. Yousef Al-Rashid
    Radiologist · Abdominal
    Dubai

    Mayo Clinic fellowship. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic early-stage oncology.Read profile →

  6. Portrait of Dr. Ingrid Holmberg
    06
    Dr. Ingrid Holmberg
    Radiologist · Musculoskeletal
    Stockholm

    Lund University. Whole-body diffusion and joint biomechanics.Read profile →

  7. Portrait of Dr. Farah Nassar
    07
    Dr. Farah Nassar
    Internist · Endocrinology
    Dubai

    Johns Hopkins-trained. Hormonal mapping and metabolic longevity.Read profile →

  8. Portrait of Dr. Erik Bohlin
    08
    Dr. Erik Bohlin
    Internist · Cardiology
    Stockholm

    Karolinska. Lipidology and inherited cardiovascular risk.Read profile →

  9. Portrait of Dr. Noor Al-Hashimi
    09
    Dr. Noor Al-Hashimi
    Internist · Preventative
    Dubai

    Imperial College London. Longevity protocols and member counsel.Read profile →

  10. Portrait of Dr. Carl-Johan Eklund
    10
    Dr. Carl-Johan Eklund
    Radiologist · Oncology
    Stockholm

    Uppsala University. PET-MR co-registration and lesion characterisation.Read profile →

  11. Portrait of Dr. Hana Tahir
    11
    Dr. Hana Tahir
    Radiologist · Women's Imaging
    Dubai

    MD Anderson fellowship. Breast and pelvic MR, early-stage detection.Read profile →

  12. Portrait of Dr. Petter Ahlström
    12
    Dr. Petter Ahlström
    Anaesthetist · Sedation
    Stockholm

    Karolinska. Light sedation protocols for closed-bore imaging.Read profile →

VI. Lineage

A slow
unfolding.

  1. 1996

    Founding radiologists begin practice at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm.

  2. 2011

    NordicScan·Vision research group convenes around low-noise MRI sequencing.

  3. 2019

    First proprietary CV model deployed in clinical Swedish preventative care.

  4. 2024

    NordicScan opens its first international practice inside Valiant Clinic, Dubai.

  5. 2026

    Membership opens to forty founding members across the Gulf.

VII. Invitation

Meet your
physiology, in clear language.