MRI manufacturers want to develop products that bring on new functionality and ability to justify their prices. A brand new 1.5T scanner easily costs several MI

MRI manufacturers want to develop products that bring on new functionality and ability to justify their prices. A brand new 1.5T scanner easily costs several MIL to make, and for a clinic to purchase one will have to fulfill a business case to justify the purchase. For the clinics, acquiring new service lines (such as adding cardiac) is one such way to do so even in a more value based care setting.