Despite Expanding Diagnostic Imaging, Canada Lags Behind Other Developed Countries

CBC -- Canada has significantly boosted its supply of diagnostic scanners since 2003 but the number still lags behind other developed countries. In 2007, there were 419 CT scanners and 222 MRI machines installed and working, up from 325 and 149, respectively, four years earlier, the Canadian Institute for Health Information said in its report, titled Medical Imaging in Canada, 2007, released Thursday.