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Conventional Radiography, Rapid MR Imaging, and Conventional MR Imaging for Low Back Pain: Activity-based Costs and Reimbursement¹

¹ From the Depts of Pediatrics (D.T.G.), Radiology (W.H., C.C.B., M.A.A., B.I.M., J.G.J.), Neurosurgery (J.G.J.), and Internal Medicine (R.A.D.) of the School of Medicine; Dept of Health Services (D.T.G., W.H., S.D.S., R.A.D., J.G.J.) of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine; School of Pharmacy (S.D.S.), and Center for Cost and Outcomes Research (D.T.G., W.H., B.I.M., S.D.S., R.A.D., J.G.J.), Univ of Washington, 146 N Canal St, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98103; and Dept of Public Health and Primary Care, Univ of Cambridge, England (W.H.). Received Jan 29, 2002; revision requested Mar 22; revision received Sep 18; accepted Oct 14. Supported by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grant nos. RO1 HS09499, RO1 HS09499 S1, and 1K08 HS11291-01, and by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases grant no. 1 P60 AR48093-01. Address correspondence to D.T.G. (e-mail: tolvadtg@u.washington.edu).

View larger version (53K): [in a new window]   Tornado diagram shows cost differences yielded by one-way sensitivity analysis. Black bars represent differences in average costs (for 1.5-T rapid MR imaging minus those of conventional radiography). Values in parentheses are those used for sensitivity analysis. activ = activities, clin = clinical, construct = construction, mach = machine, pt = patient, purch = purchase, RF = radio-frequency, rm = room, tech = technologist, technol = technologically.