Table 3.
Prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms according to type of radiological examination performed
| Prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms | Type of examination performed | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General radiography | CT | MRI | Ultrasound | Nuclear medicine | Fluoroscopy | |||
| yes | Frequency | 381 | 191 | 40 | 79 | 17 | 6 | 714 |
| Prevalence of MSS | 53.4% | 26.8% | 5.6% | 11.1% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 100.0% | |
| Prevalence of MSS in each imaging modality | 84.9% | 95.0% | 88.9% | 86.8% | 81.0% | 85.7% | 87.7% | |
| NO | Frequency | 68 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 100 |
| Prevalence of MSS | 68.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 12.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 100.0% | |
| Prevalence of MSS in each imaging modality | 15.1% | 5.0% | 11.1% | 13.2% | 19.0% | 14.3% | 12.3% | |
| Total | Count | 449 | 201 | 45 | 91 | 21 | 7 | 814 |
| Prevalence of MSS | 55.2% | 24.7% | 5.5% | 11.2% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 100.0% | |
| Prevalence of MSS in each imaging modality | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| P-value | .013 | |||||||