CADTH Health Technology Review - The Canadian Medical Imaging Inventory: 2022–2023

The Canadian Medical Imaging Inventory: 2022–2023 CADTH Health Technology Review The Canadian Medical Imaging Inventory: 2022–2023 Evidence Preview The Canadian Medical Imaging Inventory: 2022–2023 02 / 29 What Is the Context? Imaging Is Widely Used and Needed • Advanced medical imaging (CT, MRI, PET-CT, single-photon emission computerized tomography [SPECT], SPECT-CT, and PET-MRI) is integral to. [...] The estimated procurement and construction costs for a PET-CT unit are around $10 million.4,5 • Imaging incurs ongoing operational costs for maintenance and repair, imaging contrast agents and radioisotopes, and staff skilled in operation.6 • Aging of equipment and ongoing technological development incur costs for equipment repair, upgrade, and replacement.7-9 Imaging Faces Increased Demand and Sk. [...] Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a greater role in the delivery of imaging services due to rapid advances in deep learning technology and may improve efficiency and patient safety.12 • AI is used in some form across all advanced imaging modalities in some medical imaging departments in Canada, with the current focus on image reconstruction, lowering radiation dose, and reading and interpret. [...] These include: • An Overview of Medical Imaging Across Canada 2022–2023 • CT in Canada 2022–2023 • MRI in Canada 2022–2023 • PET-CT and PET-MRI in Canada 2022–2023 • SPECT and SPECT-CT in Canada 2022–2023 • The Medical Imaging Team • provincial and territorial summaries. [...] This disclaimer and any questions or matters of any nature arising from or relating to the content or use (or misuse) of this document will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, and all proceedings shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario, Canada.