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PET-Scan

Keyword: imaging

Key figures

PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Nuclear medicine 99.98%
Main prescribers: Medical oncology 20.04%
RATE OF USE
Number of services per year 126,961
Average occurrence per patient per day (services) 1.00
Average occurrence per patient per year (days) 1.26
Total average occurrence 1.26
Estimated number of patients per year 101,033
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons) 876.98
Percentage of outpatient care 88.14%
POPULATION
Median age 68 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.05
Percentage of women 47.18%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.43
TRENDS
Trend 2016-2023 9.11%
Trend 2016-2021 11.27%
Trend 2021-2023 3.91%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2016-2018 28.94
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 22.82
Max/min ratio of rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons, by region) 1.63
Max/min ratio of rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons, by district) 2.84
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Annual expenditure 41,773,828 €
Average annual expenditure per insured 3.63 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured(by region) 1.74
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured(by district) 2.23
Average annual expenditure per patient 413.47 €

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