[Rhiannon]

MRI's were originally restricted to one unit per state and cost was exhorbitant. The more MRI's, the more use. Costs were reduced. Same will be true with the scanner. The more it is used even for non necessary items will reduce the cost per unit.

I don't quite agree with the chickern little that a faster , less stressful, more accurate diagnostic tool will be bad.

[lainde]

MRI's were originally restricted to one unit per state and cost was exhorbitant. The more MRI's, the more use. Costs were reduced. Same will be true with the scanner. The more it is used even for non necessary items will reduce the cost per unit.

And the technology gets refined (contrast agents, "open" MRI etc) and better and cheaper...