Comparison of MRI, CT and BioJVA for Evaluating Joints

Cost of system Cost of Application Invasiveness Type of information Used for Screening of Dysfunction Monitor Immediate Treatment Affects Evaluation of Function Evaluation of Morphology Detection of Effusion Detect Long-term Boney Changes Detect Reducing Displaced Disk Detect Direction of Reduction Detect Reducing Partially Displ Disk Detect non-reducing Displaced Disk Early Degenerative Joint Disease Advanced DJD
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MRI > $1,000,000 High non static no no no Soft tissue T2 fair good (30% FP) Fair Fair good none Fair

CT > $100,000 High low static no no no Hard tissue none very good poor/fair none poor-none Unadapted only none good

BioJVA $12,000 low non dynamic yes yes yes (esp. with JT) none low no very good good good fair good poor (fully adapted)

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