Some interesting facts about MRIs in Canada:

In order to test for CCSVI, the most effective means is to use a 3Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), following a specific protocol. Unfortunately, as of January 1, 2009, the number of MRIs in Canada is only  6.8 per Million, well below the rates of 26.6 MRIs per million in the U.S. and 40.1 in Japan. As well, only 3% of the Canadian MRIs are of the right calibre (3 Tesla), and they are quite old given that the average age of Ontario’s MRIs is 5.3 years.