“There are approximately seven scanners per million inhabitants and over 90% are concentrated in high-income countries. We describe an ultra-low-field brain MRI scanner that operates using a standard AC power outlet and is low cost to build.”
This is fantastic. What a sentence to get to write.
Yea, the way they turned the bleak situation into something sanguine is fascinating. I still remember how expensive is MRI. I used to earn like $150 usd and the cost was around $200 usd. I hope such inequality shall perish in the future, so people can at least get proper treatment.
I'm curious what makes them expensive. In Japan they are basically free (covered by national insurance for which the price is low). I believe at one point Japan had the most MRI machines per capita. I think the government just decided they were worth while and got a bunch where as in the USA they were seen as a money source and they generally charge $1k to $10k ?!?!?!
I'd love for the expensive ones to be disrupted. The dream is we get some attachment for our smart phones and turn them into Tricorders.
cute_boi|4 years ago
asiachick|4 years ago
I'd love for the expensive ones to be disrupted. The dream is we get some attachment for our smart phones and turn them into Tricorders.