Yikes, this won't help the ballooning costs of healthcare:
I know that it has cut both ways however. I know that Veterinary radiologists will use hospital radiology equipment outside of clinic hours.
By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent
10:00PM GMT 01 Nov 2012
Many hospitals have failed to invest in 'supersize’ equipment suited to morbidly obese patients, they said.
Investigations by surgeons at North Bristol NHS Trust found only one in six hospitals had access to MRI or CT scanners capable of taking the heaviest patients, weighing over 35 stone.
As an emergency measure, they will need to rely on scanners usually operated by vets as Britain’s obesity crisis means dealing with severely overweight patients becomes more routine.
Hospitals in the US are already calling zoos to use their scanners - built for lions, gorillas, horses and cattle.
Obesity crisis 'will force hospitals to use super-size MRI scanners at zoos' - Telegraph10:00PM GMT 01 Nov 2012
Many hospitals have failed to invest in 'supersize’ equipment suited to morbidly obese patients, they said.
Investigations by surgeons at North Bristol NHS Trust found only one in six hospitals had access to MRI or CT scanners capable of taking the heaviest patients, weighing over 35 stone.
As an emergency measure, they will need to rely on scanners usually operated by vets as Britain’s obesity crisis means dealing with severely overweight patients becomes more routine.
Hospitals in the US are already calling zoos to use their scanners - built for lions, gorillas, horses and cattle.
I know that it has cut both ways however. I know that Veterinary radiologists will use hospital radiology equipment outside of clinic hours.