Without tagging it with a percentage, let’s just say that a 1.5T MRI is completely adequate for the majority of scans that are routinely done on MRIs in the U.S.A. today. The 1.5T Short bore MRI still remains the standard and still accounts for the vast majority of MRIs currently in use. It’s not that 3Ts haven’t “caught on,” but when looking over the landscape of consolidation, reimbursement changes, patient needs, and competitive concerns there’s a real need to be deliberate about equipment choices, especially when weighed against facility improvements, staffing, and the need for other modalities. After all, though the price tag is substantially higher for a 3T than a 1.5T the federal reimbursement does not change.