Operational costs of four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance: A break-even analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aortic hemodynamics derived from four-dimensional (4D) flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance (4DF) have shown advantages for risk stratification and treatment planning. However, clinical adoption has been limited due to high costs, long scan and post-processing times, and low reimbursement. We quantify these barriers to identify break-even points and assess methods of improving clinical adoption.

Methods

We modeled the costs, resource utilization, and reimbursement under case scenarios of base cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) scans, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), adult congenital, and 4DF add-on to the CMR protocol. Price estimates were generated from market research by the purchasing department at an academic medical center. Time estimates were der

SUBMITTER: Engel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673199 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature