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. 2015 Mar 1;15(5):1–61.

Table 15:

Estimated Budget Impact for MRgHIFU Replacing a Proportion of UAE, Myomectomy, and Hysterectomy in Six 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 1,677 3,142
Volume of procedures with 6 centres replacing a proportion of all procedures with MRgHIFU 1,872 214 1,068 2,001
Cost with the 6 centres replacing a proportion of all procedures with MRgHIFU $31,338,559      
Expenditure in 2012/2013 $35,491,984      
Budgetary impact ($4,153,425)      

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