Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Diffusion of Technology in an Ambulatory Setting
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- general essays
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Vol. 8 (02) , 301-308
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300013519
Abstract
To better understand technology diffusion in an ambulatory care setting, we analyzed adult outpatients’ use of magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) imaging in a group-model HMO between 1986 and 1989. The use of MR, but not CT, Increased at a rapid pace with only a small proportion of the scans being accounted for by primary care physicians.Keywords
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