Medical Imaging Devices - A Global Market Overview

The technology development has provided the most advanced and sophisticated devices for medical imaging. The statistics reveal that the market is witnessing maturity for well established imaging devices in regions such as the United States and Japan while the market is growing tremendously growing for advanced equipment such as MRI, PET and PACS/RIS in developing countries of Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Major product segments analyzed in this study include X-Ray, Computed Tomography (CT Scan), Ultrasound (Ultrasound Imaging/Scanning), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography, Picture Archiving and Communications system/ Radiology Information System (PACS/RIS) and Nuclear Imaging.

Global market for medical imaging devices is projected to reach about US$37 billion by 2015. MRI is expected to be the fastest growing imaging modality with a CAGR of 9.8% during the period 2005-2015. The study includes 101 rich data tables, supported with meaningful and easy to understand graphical presentation, of market numbers. The statistical tables represent the data for the global market value by geographic regions and the product segments.

Rich statistical analysis is carried out for the global and the regional markets including the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World. The regional markets further analyzed for Europe - France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Rest of Europe; Asia-Pacific - China, India, South Korea, Australia, Taiwan and Rest of Asia-Pacific.

The report covers the profiles of 37 key global players and 56 major players for The North America - 36; Japan - 5; Europe - 10; Asia-Pacific - 4; and Rest of World - 1. The report also provides the listing of the companies engaged in research, technology development, manufacturing and the supply of medical imaging devices. The global list covers addresses, contact numbers and the website addresses of 468 companies.