Number of CT scans at big hospitals dwindled.

According to "Status of CT test bills" collected by the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) against 1,597 medical institutes in 2004, CT scan tests revealed 1,910 thousand, about 11% up from 2003 (1,710 thousand) in number and 16% up in value at 360 billion won from 2003 (309 billion won).

However, the rising stance of CT scan test in number and value showed a slow curve respectively from ...