Table 3 Characteristics of the hospitals in which the radiology department performs less than 5,000 US examinations/year (nationality, presence/absence of teaching duties, number of inpatients, number of US machines available, ratio between number of US examinations performed by non-radiology specialists vs. radiologists)
US exams/year | Nationality | Teaching duties | No. beds in hospital | No. US machines | US done by non-radiologists/US done by radiologists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
300 | DE | Yes | >1,000 | <10 | 95/5 |
1,400 | DE | Yes | >1,000 | <10 | 90/10 |
2,000 | AT | Yes | <400 | <10 | 80/20 |
2,400 | AT | No | <400 | <10 | 0/100 |
3,500 | DE | Yes | <400 | <10 | 60/40 |
3,700 | DE | Yes | >1,000 | <10 | 70/30 |
4,500 | HR | Yes | 400-1,000 | <10 | 40/60 |
4,800 | DE | Yes | >1,000 | <10 | 60/40 |