<story><title>One whole-body MRI could replace multiple cancer scans</title><url>http://www.pharmatimes.com/news/one_whole-body_mri_could_replace_multiple_cancer_scans_1287814</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hammock</author><text>State of the art MRI machine costs $3 million up front. Would take 20 scans a week, every week, for 10 years to break even on that investment at $300 per scan. Not counting physician &amp;amp; staff time or cost of capital.</text></item><item><author>sampleinajar</author><text>&amp;gt; The average cost of a WB-MRI scan for NSCLC patients was £317&lt;p&gt;Wow! 
$3000+ here in the US. 
Ever get the feeling you&amp;#x27;ve been cheated?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>benaadams</author><text>NHS isn&amp;#x27;t a for profit healthcare system; and they&amp;#x27;ll break even earlier on the early detection and diagnosis as since it covers you for life treating you early is less expensive then treating you later when the treatment costs would be higher.&lt;p&gt;Considerations would be different if the MRI scanner was running as for profit; or you could switch coverage so the later costs would be borne by someone else.</text></comment>
<story><title>One whole-body MRI could replace multiple cancer scans</title><url>http://www.pharmatimes.com/news/one_whole-body_mri_could_replace_multiple_cancer_scans_1287814</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hammock</author><text>State of the art MRI machine costs $3 million up front. Would take 20 scans a week, every week, for 10 years to break even on that investment at $300 per scan. Not counting physician &amp;amp; staff time or cost of capital.</text></item><item><author>sampleinajar</author><text>&amp;gt; The average cost of a WB-MRI scan for NSCLC patients was £317&lt;p&gt;Wow! 
$3000+ here in the US. 
Ever get the feeling you&amp;#x27;ve been cheated?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Someone1234</author><text>Only 20 scans a week?&lt;p&gt;A scan takes 30-60 minutes. So even if they only work 8 hour days and assume an hour for lunch&amp;#x2F;flex that&amp;#x27;s 35 scans per 5 day week. If they use it on weekends at all or run it for more than eight hours, that&amp;#x27;s just gravy.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m not sure where you got the 20 scans a week number.</text></comment>