Developments in Health Care IT Offer Promise for Members, Providers and Payers
Reviewing the past 20+ years of MRI product development, it becomes quickly evident that the major MR vendors have focused their efforts primarily on large cylindrical magnet designs.
By Harley Firth, Vice President—Healthcare, Richardson Electronics
Dr. Elliot Fishman, Director of Diagnostic Radiology and Body CT at Johns Hopkins Hospital, on how technological advances in CT scanning improve diagnoses, and lead to better management and cheaper cost.
Growth in MRI procedure volumes is second only to PET and PET-CT. Many facilities are contracting mobile services to cope with the increasing load of MR procedures.