Not sure how the discussion on MRI prices in the UK started? Bosunsmate is in Canada, I think? But, over £1000 is waaaay out of my price range! Its one of the reasons I'm hesitating doing the full shift to private care for investigating my AS. But I think that is a fairly standard kind of cost - prices that places like BUPA hospitals quote for MRIs range between £300 and £1500 depending on what area it is, and it does take a lot of slices to cover the spine. I'm still hoping that a second reading of my SI Xrays will show up enough to be going on with. Interesting that they automatically do the STIR for a suspected AS diagnosis. That definitely doesn't happen in the NHS, and I don't think in the NHS they adjust the spacing or number of slices to make sure they get adequate views - it all seems a bit too standardised.
