The story of medical imaging in America.
of all U.S. physicians are radiologists[1]
imaging scans performed in the U.S. yearly
Calculated by adding up the annual scan volumes found for each imaging type.
of all hospital visits in the U.S. involve some form of diagnostic imaging[6].
In 1 day, a radiologist reads[8]:
FDA stands for Food and Drug Administration; AI stands for artificial intelligence.
To keep the language simple, we use “scans” as an umbrella term for every type of medical imaging exam, regardless of the technology used.
Medicus Healthcare Solutions, 2025
Christensen et al., 2025
Malhotra et al., 2026
Averaged across three workforce estimates.
Young et al., 2025
CMS.gov, 2026
Durlach, 2026
Casey, 2026