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Comment by pinkmuffinere

2 days ago

That is kindof crazy! Imagine you are suspicious that something is awry in your soft tissue, in which case I think MRI is the main diagnostic (?). Then you don’t find out for ten weeks, plus some for analysis!

MRI's are expensive and difficult to amortize for poorer countries or ones that don't have a great healthcare system.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/282401/density-of-magnet...

Japan is a standout, and then you see most of the West just below them... Canada is way down the list.

  • > MRI's are expensive and difficult to amortize for poorer countries or ones that don't have a great healthcare system

    Canada is towards the bottom. I see what you did there. I guess I never considered Canada a poor country or one with a bad healthcare system. But at the same time I was only there a few times to a major city and never interacted with their healthcare system.