American Institute Of Ultrasound In Medicine
Mobile ultrasound screening gains acceptance: the mobile screening companies offer tests Medicare does not routinely reimburse, at affordable prices.(Cardiovascular Medicine)Kirn, Timothy F. Scan in a van? From a country club in Austin, Tex., to an evangelical church in Porterville, Calif., to the community hall in Rutherfordton, N.C., people are lining up to be screened for their stroke risk, and maybe even to have their bone density measured.
Mobile ultrasound stroke screening is growing in popularity, and it is being offered by enterprising companies not affiliated with any hospital. The cost: about $109 for the carotid artery sonogram, and generally less than $200 for a more extensive package that might include the bone density or echocardiography.
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