What is a Mobile MRI?
A mobile MRI is a portable medical imaging system installed on a customized medical imaging trailer that provides advanced imaging to locations outside of traditional hospital settings. The weight is the same as one in a hospital. The price is higher than a traditional one, which is due to the mobility.
The Swoop Portable MR Imaging System
Swoop is the first portable MR imaging system that drives to a patient’s bedside, plugs into a standard outlet, and acquires images within minutes. With the open and safe design, caregivers can allow family members to stay with the patient, provide comfort during a scan. Designed to fit inside elevators and through doorways, the system maneuvers to a patient’s bedside, providing neuroimaging at the point of care.
Portable Point-of-Care MRI System
Portable Point-of-Care MRI system is the name. It can be used at the bedside by plugging it into a regular outlet. It underwent testing on 30 patients hospitalized for brain issues. The system detected tumors and strokes accurately for 29. Quickly, we could know if you might require a drug like tPA for stroke, or if there was swelling. The doctor does an exam, but instead of scheduling an MRI, often in the basement, this mini-MRI is at the bedside. Imaging happens there, results in minutes.
Hyperfine’s POC MRI Machine
Hyperfine’s POC machine uses a smaller magnet of 0.064 T. This means easily rolled without measures. Align, Flip, Repeat. By a small bore around the head, not full-body, scanner size and cost reduced. Mobile MRIs reach areas, address backlogs. But sometimes centers require solutions.
Mobile MRI Costs
How much does a mobile MRI machine cost? The cost can range from $400 to $3,500. New MRI prices can be as high as $1 million.
MRI Pricing Factors
MRIs fall into entry, mid, and advanced levels based on use, patients, image quality, and service needs. Entry models are more basic, advanced are more capable. The model determines the price estimate.
- Major pricing factors: Age of the MRI equipment, trailer size, and rental term length. Newer systems cost more. Bigger trailers cost more. Longer rentals get volume discounts.
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