>If running the MRI machine cost $100, people would do it. There are different kinds of MRIs, but the actual direct costs for running an MRI without preparator

>If running the MRI machine cost $100, people would do it. There are different kinds of MRIs, but the actual direct costs for running an MRI without preparatory procedures is around $100 (preparatory dye injection may be another $50 cost). Marginal costs are lower still. See also here: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120545569 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120545... https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/interviews/ikegami.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/...