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Table 2 Reduced examinations for different modalities in all three periods comparing 2019 and 2020 in numbers and percentages. Negative reduction means increase

From: What can we learn from the SARS-COV-2 pandemic about the value of specific radiological examinations?

Examination

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Reduction (n)

Reduction (%)

Reduction (n)

Reduction (%)

Reduction (n)

Reduction (%)

CT

33,803

57.57

15,600

33.48

−12,374

−20.87

Conventional radiography

59,094

57.52

8474

12.84

8943

11.56

MRI

48,833

56.17

9142

15.27

12,338

16.35

Ultrasound

16,614

36.11

−11,444

−28.8

9516

17.2