>If running the MRI machine cost $100, people would do it. There are different k...

		D_Alex on May 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: One whole-body MRI could replace multiple cancer s... >If running the MRI machine cost $100, people would do it. There are different kinds of MRIs, but the actual direct costs for running an MRI without preparatory procedures is around $100 (preparatory dye injection may be another $50 cost). Marginal costs are lower still. See also here: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120545... https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/...

If you would like a $100 scan, you can do it in Romania.

It's a modern 1.5T MRI.