BULLETIN VOL 1 NUMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 1998 Equipment Upgrades: Do we get Value for Money? Michael Dadd CSIRO, TIP Division, Marsfield As everyone involved in the purchase and maintenance of medium and high end medical ultrasound equipment is aware you can spend a lot of money on upgrades over the working life of the equipment. Local experience over the past decade is that the total dollar value of all the upgrades offered for a high end machine will be comparable to the original purchase price. Is the significant expense of continuous upgrades good value of are they a money making enterprise on the part of the manufacturers?
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