title: Economic assessment of magnetic resonance imaging for inpatients: is it still too early?
abstract: This economic assessment of the implementation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a French hospital examines data on the diagnostic resources used in neurology and neurosurgery before and after MRI was available. Given a similar patient population and case mix, there was no change in the resources used other than the addition of MRI. So far, MRI appears to be a complement to, and not a substitute for, other imaging techniques used in neuroradiology. The focus of this work is purely economic; its conclusions do not challenge the major scientific contributions of MRI.
authors.affiliation: Département de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine de Créteil, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durand-Zaleski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reizine
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Puzin
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Merland
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blum-Boisgard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005602:France; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009462:Neurology; D009493:Neurosurgery; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics*