The impact of global budget on the diffusion of innovations: the example of positron emission tomography in Taiwan

Table 2 The annual volume of CT, MRI and PET services reimbursed by the NHI as compared with the total volume revealed in the MOHW’s annual survey

Year	CT reimbursed by the NHI	MRI reimbursed by the NHI	PET reimbursed by the NHI	PET in MOHW’s annual survey	Percentage of the total PET volumes accounted by the NHI
1997	526,980	100,660	1340	N/A
1998	601,580	126,760
1999	695,360	166,160
2000	653,560	160,300
2001	665,640	199,120
2002	779,700	240,000
2003	828,280	271,080
2004	969,440	317,020
2005	948,160	313,140	5080	14,673	34.62%
2006	981,760	328,280	9780	19,242	50.83%
2007	1,086,040	366,520	11,680	26,106	44.74%
2008	1,257,160	410,700	16,000	28,334	56.47%
2009	1,295,120	481,300	15,800	30,249	52.23%
2010	1,424,820	503,880	19,700	30,632	64.31%

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