2009 Echocardiography Market Summary Report

Based on interviews with 1,383 locations, this report extrapolates the data to our identified universe of 2,685 U.S. hospitals with 100 or more beds, plus either 400 or 3,100 non-hospital locations, profiling major trends in echocardiography utilization and purchasing decisions. This report summarizes data from a census conducted by IMV Medical Information Division from March 2009 through August 2009, covering the nation's 100+ bed hospitals, imaging centers and cardiology practices that perform echocardiography procedures. The report covers national trends in procedure volumes, in features and manufacturers of installed equipment, in equipment buying plans, in echo networking plans, in contrast media and pharm stress utilization, in operational budgets and in staffing levels.