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Fig. 1 —Bar graph shows number of inpatient imaging studies (gray bars), number of admissions (black bars), and number of admissions adjusted for severity of disease using the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' case-mix index (hatched bars). Note significant increase in all categories over 10-year study period, with increases in imaging studies and admissions occurring in latter half of study period.