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. 2015 Mar 1;15(5):1–61.

Table 16:

Estimated Budget Impact for MRgHIFU Replacing a Proportion of UAE and Myomectomy 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 uterine-preserving procedures with MRgHIFU 1,872 23 117 3,142
Cost with the 6 centres replacing a proportion of uterine-preserving procedures with MRgHIFU $32,069,660      
Expenditure in 2012/2013 $35,491,984      
Budgetary Impact ($3,422,324)      

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