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A 15 page paper discussing the technology involved in computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, positron emission tomography (PET), and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Though medical imaging technology seemed to languish for nearly a generation without much technological advance beyond that which allowed the creation of various approaches, the continuing evolution of the entire health care system seems to be creating an environment in which additional technological advance not only is encouraged but then embraced when it emerges. Managed care’s “bean counting” approach to finance discouraged imaging advance in past years, but ultimately may well be the single most important factor in continuing technological advance in imaging techniques. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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era of managed care, insurers complaints over the cost of the use of imaging technology formerly prevented many patients from gaining the benefits that such imaging application could have meant
for them. That scenario is changing in todays health care environment, however. Advanced imaging techniques of MRI, PET, CT and other imaging applications have worked to help lower
the total cost of care on a per-patient basis in many instances. Though insurers still complain about the cost of each use of any one of these imaging technologies,
they also now realize that an $800 MRI scan can avoid many thousands of dollars worth of trial-and-error treatment. With third-party payers being
less opposed to the use of todays imaging technologies, health care facilities have greater freedom to use them. This in turn equates to more rapid cost recovery of the
machinery and stronger business cases for the addition of other units with more advanced capabilities. Imaging Types Of course there are many, many
types of applications in which imaging techniques are used. A neurologist may order an MRI to look for nerve damage, while an emergency room physician may request a CT
scan to determine whether an emergency room patient has suffered a heart attack. Existing technologies do not necessarily compete with each other. They complement and aid in total
patient care. The National Cancer Institute provides an excellent, concise overview of the use of the various imaging technologies in use today, noting
that while there have been huge advances just in the past decade, the basic technologies have not changed since the 1960s and 1970s. Of course the first imaging technology
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