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Table 2 Age standardised Western Australian CT scan rates (scans per 1,000 persons) by provider setting, anatomical area and sex

From: Cohort study of Western Australia computed tomography utilisation patterns and their policy implications

Sex

Anatomical Area

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

MBS

Public Hospital

MBS

Public Hospital

MBS

Public Hospital

MBS

Public Hospital

MBS

Public Hospital

MBS

Public Hospital

Male

Head

14.7

11.4

14.3

11.7

14.5

12.1

14.0

12.1

12.8

12.4

13.6

12.5

 

Facial Bones

6.9

0.9

6.7

1.0

6.4

1.1

6.1

1.0

5.8

1.0

8.3

1.0

 

Neck

1.5

0.7

1.7

0.6

1.8

0.7

1.7

0.6

1.6

0.7

1.8

0.7

 

Chest

8.6

3.3

8.3

3.4

8.7

3.2

8.2

3.0

8.6

3.3

8.9

3.4

 

Abdomen/Pelvis

13.4

6.5

13.9

7.0

14.4

7.3

13.8

7.1

14.0

7.7

15.0

8.5

 

Spine

18.8

2.3

18.5

2.6

18.8

2.8

17.4

2.6

15.5

2.7

17.1

2.8

 

Spiral Angiography

2.6

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.9

2.9

4.0

3.1

 

Intervention

5.6

3.2

6.2

3.4

6.7

3.5

7.7

3.4

8.6

3.5

9.7

3.1

 

Multiple Areas

3.8

3.4

4.2

3.2

4.8

3.4

5.1

3.4

5.3

3.5

6.0

3.6

 

Extremity

7.8

1.7

7.5

1.9

8.2

2.0

7.9

1.8

7.3

1.7

7.9

1.8

Female

Head

21.0

9.6

20.8

9.6

20.4

10.6

19.4

10.3

17.8

10.9

18.6

11.2

 

Facial Bones

9.7

0.6

9.5

0.5

8.9

0.7

8.6

0.6

8.2

0.6

11.1

0.7

 

Neck

2.2

0.5

2.2

0.4

2.1

0.5

1.8

0.4

1.8

0.4

1.9

0.5

 

Chest

8.0

2.2

7.8

2.3

8.1

2.4

7.6

2.1

7.6

2.2

7.8

2.4

 

Abdomen/Pelvis

16.3

5.1

16.3

5.5

16.8

5.9

16.3

5.7

16.0

6.1

17.9

6.8

 

Spine

22.9

1.5

22.7

1.7

23.0

1.9

21.1

1.8

18.7

1.9

20.6

1.8

 

Spiral Angiography

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.8

2.4

2.8

2.7

3.8

2.9

 

Intervention

8.9

2.1

9.2

2.4

9.6

2.3

10.9

2.4

12.2

2.3

13.1

2.2

 

Multiple Areas

4.1

2.5

4.3

2.7

4.8

2.9

4.9

2.7

5.1

2.9

6.0

3.1

 

Extremity

7.5

1.2

8.0

1.3

8.2

1.2

7.9

1.2

7.6

1.1

8.5

1.3

All

Head

17.9

10.5

17.6

10.7

17.4

11.3

16.7

11.2

15.3

11.6

16.1

11.9

 

Facial Bones

8.3

0.7

8.1

0.8

7.6

0.9

7.4

0.8

7.0

0.8

9.7

0.8

 

Neck

1.9

0.6

1.9

0.5

2.0

0.6

1.8

0.5

1.7

0.6

1.8

0.6

 

Chest

8.3

2.8

8.1

2.9

8.4

2.8

7.9

2.6

8.1

2.8

8.4

2.9

 

Abdomen/Pelvis

14.8

5.7

15.1

6.2

15.6

6.6

15.1

6.4

15.0

6.9

16.4

7.7

 

Spine

20.8

1.9

20.6

2.1

20.9

2.4

19.2

2.2

17.1

2.3

18.8

2.3

 

Spiral Angiography

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.5

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.8

3.9

3.0

 

Intervention

7.3

2.6

7.7

2.9

8.2

2.9

9.3

2.9

10.4

2.9

11.4

2.7

 

Multiple Areas

4.0

3.0

4.3

3.0

4.8

3.2

5.0

3.0

5.2

3.2

6.0

3.4

 

Extremity

7.7

1.4

7.7

1.6

8.2

1.6

7.9

1.5

7.4

1.4

8.2

1.6