Last Updated : January 31, 2024
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FilesProject Status:
Completed
Project Line:
Health Technology Review
Project Sub Line:
CMII Service
Project Number:
CM0008-000
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Key Message
There is no known recent knowledge in Canada of the average volume of MRI exams performed per hour at the national level. Using data from the national Canadian Medical Imaging Inventory 2019 to 2020 survey, we calculated an average of 1.80 MRI exams performed per hour across Canada. This average exam rate is adjustable by a wide variety of factors, including (but not limited to): the age of equipment, the number of MRI units on site, and the field strength of the MRI. An understanding of the average exam rate may help individual institutions to establish benchmarks that could help to signal potential operational bottlenecks and initiate strategies to improve workflow and, thereby, patient access to MRI.
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Last Updated : January 31, 2024