title: Magnetic resonance installation: siting and economic considerations.
abstract: The authors discuss the economics involved in operating a magnetic resonance (MR) imager in a 600-bed community hospital over a six-month period. Topics considered include patient monitoring; controlling access to the magnet room; depreciation and maintenance; cost of electricity, cryogenic liquids, and personnel; and charges for patient care. Conclusions are made regarding the current use of MR in a community hospital.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics*; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D009684:Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics*