Imaging in population science: cardiovascular magnetic resonance in 100,000 participants of UK Biobank - rationale, challenges and approaches

Table 3 Estimated number of participants to be imaged and operational duration in each of the three imaging centres for the UK Biobank imaging enhancement

	Total number of participants recruited in baseline	Approximate anticipated attendance rate	Recruited participants			Centre operational duration (years)			Total duration of Project (years)
			Pilot	Main	Total	Pilot	Main	Total
North	150,601	25.0%	8,520¹	29,130	37,650	1.5	4.1	5.6	-
South	155,545		-	38,886	38,886	-	5.5	5.5	-
N. East + Scotland	94,233		-	23,558	23,558	-	3.3	3.3	-
	400,379				100,095			14.4 ²	7.0

¹ Assumes the pilot processes an average of 16 participants a day, and operates 355 days of the year for 18 months.
² Assumes we can process an average of 20 participants a day for the main study, operating 355 days of the year.

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