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2005-02-04 Great White North

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Posted by anonymous2u 2005-02-04 12:54:44 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ontario plans to reinvest in MRIs, CTs
Will begin replacing aging equipment Newer, faster machines cut wait times

The Ontario health ministry is set to announce a dramatic investment in MRIs and CT scanners in an effort to update equipment and reduce long waits for scans.

Sources say the ministry is to replace about 20 out-dated CT (computed tomography) scanners and at least five magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines.

A new MRI costs roughly $2 million, plus another $500,000 to prepare the room. CT scanners using newer technology can cost $1 million to $1.7 million, said Ray Foley, executive director of the Ontario Association of Radiologists.

The new CT scanners, to be paid for with a federal transfer payment, are much faster and are able to process an image in under a minute.

Faster machines mean more people could be treated. The Liberals are determined to cut waiting lists and have set that as the benchmark to judge their success with the health file. ...

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-02-04 1:53:33 AM|| 2005-02-04 1:53:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I am reminded of an old Far Side cartoon, showing a man in surgical scrubs standing outside a store front, with s sign in the window: "Frank's Neurosurgery. Today's special: The Works $500"

Posted by Ebbavith Angang9747 2005-02-04 2:33:10 AM|| 2005-02-04 2:33:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lol, EA - I don't have that one in my collection, but I'll keep looking... I offer this in its place...

Posted by .com 2005-02-04 2:48:18 AM|| 2005-02-04 2:48:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I have it, but don't have a place to put it. (I'm scared of what would happen if I put it on My own home site.)

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