An estimated 24.2 million MRI procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2003 at fixed and mobile sites, up 10% from the 21.9 million procedures performed in 2002, according to a study recently released by market research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division.
Developments in clinical applications plus MRI technology advances are the fundamental drivers that are sustaining MRI market demand, according to IMV senior director of market research Lorna Young.
High-field 1.5-tesla systems are the bread-and-butter MR scanners, accounting for over two-thirds of MRI installations in 2004, replacing older units in both hospital and nonhospital settings. Meanwhile, very-high-field systems (over 1.5 tesla) grew from 1% of MRI units installed in 2001 to 7% of those installed in 2004, according to the Des Plaines, IL-based firm.
IMV noted that MR customers now have access to a broader product portfolio in terms of clinical capabilities and price points, ranging from units with field strengths of less than 0.5 tesla to those of 3 to 7 tesla.
IMV's 2004 MRI Census Database provides profiles of MRI utilization based on survey responses from over 5,000 identified MR sites in the U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
April 20, 2005
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