Table 2.
Differences in frequencies of diagnostic modalities.
| Total Cohort | Aged 65 Years and Above | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29,362 | 21,090 | ||||
| Summed Procedure | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Chi Squared Test; p-Value |
| Percutaneous Bone Biopsy: Spine | 1806 | 6.2% | 1211 | 5.7% | <0.001 |
| Open biopsy of the spine | 1236 | 4.2% | 817 | 3.9% | <0.001 |
| TEE | 6734 | 22.9% | 5105 | 24.2% | <0.001 |
| CT of other regions than the spine | 10,664 | 36.3% | 5206 | 24.7% | <0.001 |
| CT of the spine | 11,573 | 39.4% | 8281 | 39.3% | 0.402 |
| ceCT other than the spine | 14,683 | 50.0% | 10,594 | 50.2% | 0.217 |
| ceCT of the spine | 1669 | 5.6% | 1171 | 5.6% | 0.119 |
| [18F]FDG-PET/CT | 801 | 2.7% | 579 | 2.7% | 0.771 |
| Native MRI | 9597 | 32.7% | 7072 | 33.5% | <0.001 |
| ceMRI | 14,137 | 48.1% | 10,021 | 47.5% | 0.001 |