title: [Microeconomics of introduction of a PET system based on the revised Japanese National Insurance reimbursement system].
abstract: It is crucial to evaluate an annual balance before-hand when an institution installs a PET system because the revised Japanese national insurance reimbursement system set the cost of a FDG PET study as 75,000 yen. A break-even point was calculated in an 8-hour or a 24-hour operation of a PET system, based on the total costs reported. The break-even points were as follows: 13.4, 17.7, 22.1 studies per day for the 1 cyclotron-1 PET camera, 1 cyclotron-2 PET cameras, 1 cyclotron-3 PET cameras system, respectively, in an ordinary PET system operation of 8 hours. The break-even points were 19.9, 25.5, 31.2 studies per day for the 1 cyclotron-1 PET camera, 1 cyclotron-2 PET cameras, 1 cyclotron-3 PET cameras system, respectively, in a full PET system operation of 24 hours. The results indicate no profit would accrue in an ordinary PET system operation of 8 hours. The annual profit and break-even point for the total cost including the initial investment would be respectively 530 million yen and 2.8 years in a 24-hour operation with 1 cyclotron-3 PET cameras system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Iruma Heart Hospital.
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kosuda
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D004467:Economics; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics*; D007564:Japan; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation*