MRI dedicated to bones and joints: what are their market shares in terms of number of patients in private practice in France?
Diagn Interv Imaging
; 95(9): 803-11, 2014 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The French government plans to install MRI facilities dedicated to musculoskeletal indications. We have analyzed the use of imaging investigations in the community to assess their market share. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We undertook a retrospective analysis of all reimbursements during the year 2012 by the French Social Plan for Independent Workers for 4 imaging methods for a musculoskeletal indication (MRI, CT scan with or without opacification and contrast-enhanced conventional radiography).RESULTS:
Three hundred and thirty-two thousand eight hundred and ninety-three beneficiaries were included. The following investigations were used MRI 12659 investigations; CT scan without direct opacification 7392; CT scan with direct opacification 1271; contrast-enhanced conventional radiography 1187. Of those beneficiaries who underwent investigations of the spine, 39.91% had MRI alone, 8.62% had both MRI and one of the other investigations and 51.46% did not have MRI. The corresponding figures for beneficiaries undergoing lower limb investigations were 79.57%, 4.53% and 15.90% and those for beneficiaries undergoing upper limb investigations were 35.49%, 6.56% and 57.94% respectively.CONCLUSION:
In terms of the numbers of investigations, our results show that in France MRI dedicated to musculoskeletal indications has a wide market share for the spine, upper and lower limbs.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Práctica Privada
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Enfermedades Óseas
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Imagen de Cuerpo Entero
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Artropatías
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diagn Interv Imaging
Año:
2014
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Article