Is a 3.0 Tesla MRI cost effective for brain imaging in a general hospital?
LA de Leeuw, BG Ziedses des Plantes, BJGL Zonneveld, JCNM Aarts, JJ Nahuis · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2010 · Heft 01
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Purpose: MRI performed with 3.0 Tesla (T) is often considered more expensive then MRI with 1.5T because of the higher purchase price and running costs. We investigated if shorter examination time with 3.0T could compensate for the extra costs. Materials and Methods: The Medical Ethical Committee approved to prospectively randomise patients for standard cerebral MRI examination for 3T or 1.5T. Apart from the field-strength the systems used were identical (Signa HDX, GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wis). The scanning protocols were identical with respect to spatial resolution and signal to noise ratio. Standard protocol…