BehindTheMedspeak: Pediatric MRIs will never be the same - thank God almighty!
Posted by Clark Venable on 1/28/2005
My fellow blogging anesthesiologist Book Of Joe posted BehindTheMedspeak: Pediatric MRIs will never be the same - thank God almighty! and points to new motion-correction software available for MRI's.
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"I was quite dismayed when I read on and learned that, though the software and hardware upgrades required for MRI machines to create acceptable images with a moving patient have been available for a year, 'they are not used in all hospitals and clinics.'
It is inconceivable that any institution doing MRIs wouldn't immediately buy these upgrades.
The cost of a medical negligence suit resulting from a dead or brain-damaged child is astronomical, running into the millions of dollars; it dwarfs whatever G.E.'s charging for Version 2.0.
Talk about penny-wise and pound-foolish..." "
It is inconceivable that any institution doing MRIs wouldn't immediately buy these upgrades.
The cost of a medical negligence suit resulting from a dead or brain-damaged child is astronomical, running into the millions of dollars; it dwarfs whatever G.E.'s charging for Version 2.0.
Talk about penny-wise and pound-foolish..." "
I agree whole heartedly.
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