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Table 6 Proportion of US examinations performed by radiologists vs. non-radiologists. Although radiologists, as a whole, perform more US examinations than non-radiologists, the table shows there are differences among different departments, with slightly more than 50 % performing more than 70 % of the studies

From: Organisation and practice of radiological ultrasound in Europe: a survey by the ESR Working Group on Ultrasound

% of hospital US exams performed by radiologists

No. of radiology departments

≥90 %

25 (20.32 %)

70–90 %

37 (30.08 %)

10–70 %

57 (46.35 %)

<10 %

4 (3.25 %)