As the article says, their ultrasound machine costs about as much as a smartphone. It’s about $4000.
An MRI machine costs roughly 1000x as much.
As the article says, their ultrasound machine costs about as much as a smartphone. It’s about $4000.
An MRI machine costs roughly 1000x as much.
A $1m machine with (say) $100k of annual operating costs with a 10-year lifespan. Assume low cost of capital, call it $200k/year for those 10 years.
The machine itself covers its cost at only ~84 monthly scans @ $200 each. That says to locate near population centers where the demand exceeds 84 scans. At the global mean of scans/population, said "population centers" only need to be about 15k residents.
Labor costs + junk fees make them appear expensive.
> An MRI machine costs roughly 1000x as much.
The running costs are also eye watering.
Not your point, but… Do smartphones cost $4000 dollars now??
No but that's the order of magnitude. The high end is commonly a bit over $1k.
The foldables are around 2k