http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/02/11/pittsburgh-has-more-mri-machines-than-canada/ An unbiased look at today's health care issues Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:17:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/02/11/pittsburgh-has-more-mri-machines-than-canada/#comment-133710 Nick E Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:07:53 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/02/11/pittsburgh-has-more-mri-machines-than-canada/#comment-133710 I'm skeptical about the overuse of diagnostic imaging, but it's important to put one aspect of your post in context: MR and ultrasound imaging do not produce ionizing radiation, so the risk of radiation-induced illness only pertains to CT and PET technologies. I’m skeptical about the overuse of diagnostic imaging, but it’s important to put one aspect of your post in context: MR and ultrasound imaging do not produce ionizing radiation, so the risk of radiation-induced illness only pertains to CT and PET technologies.

]]> http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/02/11/pittsburgh-has-more-mri-machines-than-canada/#comment-133680 bingo Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:44:51 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/02/11/pittsburgh-has-more-mri-machines-than-canada/#comment-133680 Except that this doctor does not order the tests he performs, he simply fulfills the orders of other doctors. While the rest of your commentary is accurate and germane, you have created a straw man with your comment regarding physician incentive and test frequency in this example. Except that this doctor does not order the tests he performs, he simply fulfills the orders of other doctors. While the rest of your commentary is accurate and germane, you have created a straw man with your comment regarding physician incentive and test frequency in this example.

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