Table 2.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Exams and Equipment Units in 16 OECD Countries, Years 2011 and 2020.
| 2011 or First | 2020 or Last | AAPC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available Year † | Available Year ‡ | (95% CI) | |
| United States | |||
| Exams per scanner | 3042.1 | 2384.7 | −0.5 (−2.3, 1.2) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 104.8 | 82.7 | 0.5 (−2.1, 3.0) |
| Scanners per million population | 34.46 | 34.66 | 0.8 (−1.3, 2.9) |
| Israel | |||
| Exams per scanner | 7276.2 | 8425.5 | 0.5 (−2.1, 3.8) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 19.7 | 46.6 | 8.3 * (6.8, 10.2) |
| Scanners per million population | 2.70 | 5.53 | 7.6 * (6.3, 8.7) |
| South Korea | |||
| Exams per scanner | 1095.6 | 2095.3 | 9.5 * (7.3, 11.9) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 23.3 | 71.7 | 15.8 * (13.7, 17.8) |
| Scanners per million population | 21.27 | 34.24 | 4.9 * (4.3, 5.6) |
| Belgium | |||
| Exams per scanner | 6564.6 | 7641.8 | 2.6 * (1.6, 3.6) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 70.2 | 87.4 | 2.9 * (2.6, 3.1) |
| Scanners per million population | 10.69 | 11.44 | 1.0 * (0.6, 1.4) |
| Czechia | |||
| Exams per scanner | 5678.8 | 5227.3 | −1.5 * (−2.5, −0.6) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 39.0 | 57.7 | 4.5 * (3.8, 5.2) |
| Scanners per million population | 6.86 | 11.03 | 6.1 * (5.4, 6.8) |
| Finland | |||
| Exams per scanner | 1318.2 | 1809.6 | 4.0 * (3.0, 5.0) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 26.7 | 49.5 | 8.5 * (7.6, 9.5) |
| Scanners per million population | 20.23 | 27.38 | 4.6 * (3.9, 5.3) |
| France | |||
| Exams per scanner | 8991.9 | 8004.4 | −2.2 * (−3.5, −0.6) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 67.5 | 122.8 | 7.8 * (5.6, 10.0) |
| Scanners per million population | 7.51 | 15.34 | 9.2 * (8.8, 9.5) |
| Greece | |||
| Exams per scanner | 3099.2 | 1384.7 | −2.5 (−8.8, 4.8) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 67.9 | 46.5 | 3.1 (−3.5, 10.7) |
| Scanners per million population | 21.91 | 33.56 | 5.9 * (5.2, 6.7) |
| Italy | |||
| Exams per scanner | 3107.7 | 2071.1 | −4.5 * (−7.4, −1.7) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 78.3 | 64.7 | −1.9 (−4.3, 0.5) |
| Scanners per million population | 25.20 | 31.24 | 2.7 * (1.6, 3.9) |
| Lithuania | |||
| Exams per scanner | 4040.4 | 3787.4 | 4.4 * (2.0, 7.2) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 24.0 | 54.2 | 11.1 * (9.0, 13.6) |
| Scanners per million population | 5.94 | 14.31 | 6.1 * (3.6, 8.8) |
| Luxembourg | |||
| Exams per scanner | 5681.7 | 4768.9 | −1.8 * (−1.9, −1.6) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 82.5 | 92.5 | 1.6 * (1.1, 2.0) |
| Scanners per million population | 13.50 | 17.45 | 3.5 * (3.3, 3.6) |
| Netherlands | |||
| Exams per scanner | 3880.9 | 4386.2 | 1.2 * (0.2, 2.1) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 50.0 | 58.6 | 2.0 * (1.1, 2.7) |
| Scanners per million population | 12.88 | 13.36 | 0.6 * (0.3, 1.0) |
| Poland | |||
| Exams per scanner | 3996.4 | 3872.5 | 2.3 * (0.6, 3.9) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 26.4 | 40.6 | 9.1 * (7.4, 11.0) |
| Scanners per million population | 6.60 | 10.48 | 6.8 * (5.1, 8.5) |
| Slovakia | |||
| Exams per scanner | 4932.1 | 6916.8 | 2.7 * (0.1, 5.7) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 34.7 | 68.4 | 8.4 * (7.3, 9.8) |
| Scanners per million population | 7.04 | 9.89 | 5.0 * (2.3, 7.9) |
| Spain | |||
| Exams per scanner | 4580.2 | 4646.4 | 1.5 * (0.6, 2.4) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 63.0 | 84.7 | 4.3 * (3.4, 5.3) |
| Scanners per million population | 13.76 | 18.22 | 2.9 * (2.4, 3.4) |
| Australia | |||
| Exams per scanner | 4304.5 | 3460.1 | −4.1 * (−5.8, −0.6) |
| Exams per 1000 population | 24.1 | 51.2 | 9.8 * (8.8, 11.2) |
| Scanners per million population | 5.60 | 14.79 | 15.3 * (12.4, 19.0) |
* The AAPC obtained from segmented regression analysis is significantly different from zero. † 2012 for the United States and Greece, 2013 for Italy, and 2014 for Poland. ‡ 2018 for Finland, and 2019 for France. Abbreviations: OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; AAPC, average annual per cent change; CI, confidence interval.