An estimated 18.4 million nuclear medicine procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2002, up 9.8% compared with the 2001 volume of 16.8 million procedures, according to a report from research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
Of the 2002 procedures, 9.9 million were cardiovascular studies, including cardiac perfusion, according to the Des Plaines, IL-based firm’s 2003 Nuclear Medicine Census Database. Most of the growth in nuclear medicine (not including PET) has come from cardiovascular procedures, which grew from 35% of all studies in 1992 to 54% in 2002, said IMV vice president Gail Prochaska.
The cardiovascular growth was attributable to rising procedure volume at non-hospital sites, particularly cardiology practices, she said. The IMV census found that 2,823 non-hospital sites performed nuclear medicine procedures, a 30% increase over the 2,168 locations identified in the previous 2001/2002 census. That growth rate is 10 times the rate seen in hospitals performing nuclear medicine, which increased 3% over the same period.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersJanuary 19, 2004
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