Table 1. Demographic data and overall advanced radiology examination utilization rate.
Characteristics | Number (%) | CT utilization | MRI utilization |
Total (n, %) | 737760 (100) | 156287 (21.2) | 35018 (4.8) |
Gender (n, %) | |||
Male | 386415 (52.4) | 88256 (22.8) | 18481 (4.8) |
Female | 351345 (47.6) | 68031 (19.4) | 16537 (4.7) |
Patient age (years) | |||
<20 | 201698 (27.3) | 17567 (87.1)* | 1032 (5.4)* |
20–40 | 161125 (21.8) | 32696 (202.9)* | 2947 (18.3)* |
40–60 | 194857 (26.4) | 53109 (272.6)* | 11472 (58.9)* |
>60 | 180053 (24.4) | 52913 (293.9)* | 19566 (108.7)* |
Missing or unknown | 27 (0.0) |
*Calculated per 1000 ED visits.
CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.