Economic considerations in MRI.
The newest product of the medical technologic revolution, magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ), has come at a time when many medical facilities are under unusual financial strain. Ultimately, MRI must be justified economically as a means of shortening hospital stays, reducing the need for other services, or both. Further, MRI introduces special problems referable to purchase decisions.
D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006761:Hospitals; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States