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- MRI is a crucial tool for diagnosing and tracking specific health issues, but it’s expensive due to high costs for equipment, maintenance, and specially trained staff.
- Inefficient scheduling, unnecessary scans, and low-value sequences contribute to wasted time and increased costs.
- The paper examines data from 29 scanners to identify wasted time and key performance indicators, showing that actively adjusting scan sequences can lead to shorter exam durations.
Article Abstract
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an important diagnostic scanning tool for the detection and monitoring of specific diseases and conditions. However, the equipment cost, maintenance and specialty training of the technologists make the examination expensive. Consequently, unnecessary scanner time caused by poor scheduling, repeated sequences, aborted sequences, scanner idleness, or capture of non-diagnostic or low-value sequences is an opportunity to reduce costs and increase efficiency. This paper analyzes data collected from log files on 29 scanners over several years. 'Wasted' time is defined and key performance indicators (KPIs) are identified. A decrease in exam duration results when actively modifying and monitoring the number of sequences that comprise the exam card for a protocol.
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