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. 2015 Mar 1;15(5):1–61.

Table 13:

Estimated Budget Impact for MRgHIFU Replacing a Proportion of UAE, Myomectomy, and Hysterectomy in Two Currently Existing MRgHIFU Centres

Parameter MRgHIFU UAE Myomectomy Hysterectomy
Cost per procedure $4,667 $5,438 $6,707 $7,136
Volume of procedures in 2012/2013 0 336 1,677623 3,142
Volume of procedures with the 2 currently funded MRgHIFU-equipped centres replacing a proportion of all procedures with MRgHIFU 624 295 1,474 2,762
Cost with the 2 MRgHIFU-equipped centres replacing a proportion of all procedures with MRgHIFU $34,107,836      
Expenditure in 2012/2013 $35,491,984      
Budgetary Impact ($1,384,475)      

Abbreviations: MRgHIFU, magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound; UAE, uterine artery embolization.