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Table 1 The numbers of CT, MRI and PET scanners in Taiwan from 1995 to 2010

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

 

CT

MRI

PET

Year

Number

Increase rate year on year (%)

Number

Increase rate year on year (%)

Number

Increase rate year on year (%)

1995

236

–

39

–

–

–

1996

242

2.54%

40

2.56%

–

–

1997

272

12.40%

55

37.50%

–

–

1998

291

6.99%

56

1.82%

–

–

1999

287

−1.37%

63

12.50%

–

–

2000

308

7.32%

72

14.29%

–

–

2001

310

0.65%

81

12.5%

–

–

2002

317

2.26%

86

6.17%

–

–

2003

325

2.52%

92

6.98%

–

–

2004

318

−2.15%

102

10.87%

–

–

2005

321

0.94%

115

12.75%

22

–

2006

320

−0.31%

126

9.57%

27

22.73%

2007

318

−0.63%

130

3.17%

29

7.41%

2008

321

0.94%

142

9.23%

34

17.24%

2009

331

3.12%

156

9.86%

38

11.76%

2010

329

−0.60%

164

5.13%

40

5.26%