title: The economics of magnetic resonance.
abstract: Medical technology accounts for an important portion of current health care inflation. A cost analysis of magnetic resonance imaging is made using established studies. Issues of rapid growth, patterns of use, reimbursement, and cost-effectiveness and their relevance to nurse executives are discussed.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hewer
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics