The recent reversal of the growth trend in MRI: A harbinger of the future?

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 599-602

  Sharpe Jr , Richard E ^a   Levin, David C ^a,b   Parker, Laurence ^a   Rao, Vijay M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HealthHelp Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

health care economics; health policy; Medicare; MRI; utilization

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGIST;

EID: 84928096305     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2013.01.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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