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As world resources are turned increasingly towards ameliorating environmental problems and improving the health of the population, the growth of electronic technology in medicine is well under way. But one of the crucial factors that will determine the advance is finance. Bernard Watson reports on a trend now represented most popularly by the EMI scanner.
