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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by phonon on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:21PM (#25937296)
3 T machines are not necessarily better, it depends on what they're trying to look at, getter a sharper image of noise is not useful.

Anyway, your estimate seems to be way off, basing it on a 6 year old puff piece for a cutting edge model that was deployed in a lab. The cost for a typical new MRI is more like $500k.

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by s1artibartfast on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:49PM (#25937915)
Do have any personal info here, because the first ten articles I read were up there and your article doesn’t negate it
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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by phonon on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @11:11PM (#25938050)
Doesn't negate what?

If you ask "How much does a car cost?" The answer is not "Here are some articles about people buying Lamborghinis that cost $250,000".

Most people are using a middle of the road 1.5 T machine.

https://lbnmedical.com/how-much-does-an-mri-machine-cost/

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by s1artibartfast on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:07AM (#25938793)
I never said I was talking about averages ct machines any more than a brand new 787-9 is the average plane. You can get a 20 year 737 for a lot less than 200mil, and is probably closer to the average.

If your point is that MRIs less than 3T exist, I agree. If your point is that cheaper MRI exist, I agree. If your point is that nobody has spent 3 mil on a CT, then I disagree. A link showing the price of used machines 10-15 years old isn’t going to change that.

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