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by brnt 762 days ago
Medical imaging devices and medical devices in general are a racket. There are only a few companies and they are legal and lobbying departments first and foremost. This isn't the first time radical and radically cheaper prototypes have been proposed, but the unsolved bit it actually convincing anyone to buy.

A colleague had a device and a veteran adviced him to 10x the price.
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londons_explore 762 days ago
> the unsolved bit it actually convincing anyone to buy.

Surely a lot of small hospitals would jump at the chance at a small cheap MRI? I don't understand how the incumbents have much legal leverage here...

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brnt 762 days ago
It's about insurance, certification of personnel, often these technicians are a cartel in an of themselves.

Everybody loves the idea of cheaper stuff, but nobody is going to take a chance. Medicine is extremely conservative. Overly in my opinion.

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whatevaa 762 days ago
You need a specialist to understand an MRI image. Maybe software will advance enough to change this, but it will be a slow progress. Also, carterls are definitely a thing. Radiologists will fight the software part.
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