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Re:MRI Brain Images Just Got 64M Times Sharper by lostlogin on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:50AM (#35626261)
I wonder how they do this.

Just the scanner install, service contract and chilling is 6 figures, and the staffing is a significant sum. Maybe the throughout is very high (scan quality low)?

Re:MRI Brain Images Just Got 64M Times Sharper by jiggywiggy on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:12AM (#35626375)
Labor is cheap in india Doing low average 10 of day test is between 15-90 min, 30.000 p/m. Justifies the machine cost. Assuming weekends are open.
Re:MRI Brain Images Just Got 64M Times Sharper by lostlogin on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @01:53PM (#35631166)
You wont pay many bills with 10 MRs a day even if your staff are cheap. They must be doing 50ish. And I have questions about the quality of the protocol and the resolution of the scans.
Re:MRI Brain Images Just Got 64M Times Sharper by jiggywiggy on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:27AM (#35637303)
Not sure you are aware of low income, low rent countries dynamics.
Re:MRI Brain Images Just Got 64M Times Sharper by lostlogin on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:41AM (#35637383)
I’m not.

It’s more that I’m aware of MR equipment costs, and I can’t see the equipment being discounted.

Re:MRI Brain Images Just Got 64M Times Sharper by jiggywiggy on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:25AM (#35639570)
You can get them for 300-500k in dollars on indiamart.

Salary of medical assistent around 3 dollars per hour.

A few k per month would definitely make the purchase worthwhile.

Re:MRI Brain Images Just Got 64M Times Sharper by lostlogin on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:14PM (#35643931)
That is very cheap. The room build is another large cost, but labour is a large part of that cost where I am.

The image quality is going to be unlike what you get from a higher spec machine, but does that matter most the time?

A crappy picture can be diagnostic.

Do you know the model or make of what they are using? I’d be interested to see what they are like.

I struggle with the idea that 10 MRs a day would support a business anywhere, so seeing numbers is really interesting.

Re:MRI Brain Images Just Got 64M Times Sharper by spaceman_2020 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @08:12AM (#35638810)
Rent in India is pretty cheap. Even for residential apartments, rental yield in Delhi is not more than 2%.