Cost analysis of an open low-field (0.23T) MRI unit: Effect of procedure shares in combined imaging, interventional, and neurosurgical use

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-365

  Ronkainen, J ^a,b   Tervonen, O ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost and cost analysis; Economics; Interventional MRI; Low field; Medical; Open

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; COST ACCOUNTING; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; RADIOLOGY;

COST AND COST ANALYSIS; INTERVENTIONAL MRI; LOW FIELD; OPEN;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COST; ECONOMICS; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FINLAND; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33646402918     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850500537698     Document Type: Article

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