As part of a National Preventative Health program, New York City Health and Brain Tumor Foundation are supporting Dr. Patrick Kelly's campaign to provide LOW COST or FREE 20 minute preliminary head MRI's for the general population.
This is a first for this road to detect tumors throughout the population, something that many brain tumor support groups throughout the world have been encouraging medical authorities to examine over past five years.
When such questions on easier availability of MRIs and unit costs were raised, they have been looked on with blank amazement. Its not that the costs of such equipment is not unknown, they are very costly to set up. But when it is realised the number of MRIs are completed each hour of the day, why, then does it cost so much for the patient.
We are talking about advanced technology here; the digital age has produced cheaper unit costs. Take the commercial digital photographic industry. It can produce very flexible en-product pricing.
It will be interesting to learn of New York City Health's costing on the above project. Geoff.
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