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Company Profiles and Consolidation in the European Medical Imaging IndustryPublished by: Frost & Sullivan Published: Jul. 20, 2006 Table of Contents
1. Introduction List of Figures AbstractResearch OverviewThis Frost & Sullivan research service entitled Company Profiles and Consolidation in the European Imaging Industry provides exhaustive profiles of 45 key participants in the European medical imaging industry as well as a detailed outlook on the consolidations that could take place in this industry. The study also examines major industry challenges and market drivers and restraints as well as the key geographic, product and regulatory trends that are influencing the industry. Market Sectors Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
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Digitisation a Key Driver of Mature European Medical Imaging Industry Dominated by a few large multi-modality vendors, the mature European medical imaging industry continues to witness modest but steady growth rates due to the ongoing replacement of ageing systems. One of the key drivers of this industry is the increasing move toward complete digitisation of the radiology practice within the hospital set-up. While many of the current imaging solutions are inherently digital, others such as X-rays, fluoroscopes and C-Arms are yet to be completely digitised. The need of the hour, therefore, is to digitise these modalities as soon as possible. This will present a strong opportunity for the industry to grow at a faster pace than at present. "Complete digitisation of the workplace would ensure seamless workflow and better integration of the various imaging modalities present in the radiology set-up," says the analyst of this research service. "Digitisation of modalities such as X-rays and fluoroscopes also presents an opportunity for participants to form alliances and partnerships." In effect, participants having a strong presence only in conventional imaging systems could enter into alliances with manufacturers of digitisation technologies, thereby enabling them to effectively compete with the more established participants who have in-house capabilities to develop digitisation solutions too. Shift towards Completely Digital Environment Sparks Consolidation Trend Picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) are also anticipated to provide impetus to the European medical imaging industry and are gaining in importance as a key imaging modality across the world. Essentially IT solutions, PACS are more often developed by software companies but traditional medical imaging vendors are also venturing into this area and developing their own in-house PACS solutions. As the digitisation process gains greater acceptance, these solutions will gain in importance for their role in maintaining and transmitting the images acquired using various modalities. This is likely to strongly influence the rising consolidation trend in the medical imaging industry. "Even among the top vendors, there is a lack of expertise in PACS and many of them look to third-party vendors to provide the required solutions," observes the analyst. "Many traditional imaging modality vendors are likely to associate themselves with independent PACS vendors to provide better integrated solutions." The emergence of partnerships and alliances can also help ensure standardisation of PACS solutions across Europe, which will enable them to be seamlessly integrated with existing imaging modalities. Get Full Details About This Report >> |
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