2026 PET Imaging Market Outlook Report
Description
PET imaging has grown over the past two decades to become a mainstay in the diagnosis and management of cancer patients. While oncology scans continue to comprise the majority of PET scans, new radiopharmaceuticals offer the promise of increasing the efficacy of PET imaging for cardiology and neurology.
IMV’s 2026 PET Imaging Outlook Summary Report monitors trends in PET scan utilization, the adoption of fixed PET scanners (e.g., PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR), the use of mobile PET services, purchase plans, and radiopharmaceutical use. Survey results are projected to the universe of facilities using PET, and the report addresses the PET unit market for 2026-2028.
Key Features
PET Department Priorities
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IMV’s 2026 PET Imaging Outlook Summary Report monitors trends in PET scan utilization, the adoption of fixed PET scanners (e.g., PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR), the use of mobile PET services, purchase plans, and radiopharmaceutical use. Survey results are projected to the universe of facilities using PET, and the report addresses the PET unit market for 2026-2028.
Key Features
PET Department Priorities
- What are the top priorities for PET departments in 2026?
- What is the trend in PET scans performed from 2010-2025?
- How many clinical PET imaging studies were conducted on fixed vs. mobile PET systems? What is the trend in use by hospital-based vs. independent non-hospital locations?
- What is the current mix of PET scans by oncology, cardiology, and neurology clinical applications?
- What is the anticipated PET imaging scan volume for 2026?
- How many fixed PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR units are installed in the United States?
- How many sites use mobile PET imaging services?
- What is the installed base market share by manufacturer?
- What is current and planned mix of PET/CTs, by number of CT slices and bore size?
- What is the brand loyalty for future purchases?
- What is the PET scanner unit forecast for 2026 to 2028?
- What is the supplier share for radiopharmaceuticals?
- How many PET scans use Rb82, Pylarify, or Ga-68 Dotatate?
- How much is spent on PET radiopharmaceuticals, per dose, per site, and in total?
- How many technologists, clerical, administrators, and radiopharmacists are employed per site?
- How many PET imaging scans are performed per site? Per unit?
- What are the typical operating hours of PET departments?
- What physician types are the top referrers for PET scans?
- What is typical waiting time for an outpatient PET study?
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Table of Contents
226 Pages
- PET Department Outlook and Trends
- Insight to Impact: How to Utilize this Report for Strategic Advantage
- Priorities to the Mission of PET Departments, as of 2026 Survey
- Sites Using Fixed vs. Mobile PET: Priorities to the Mission of PET Departments, as of 2026 Survey
- Hospitals vs. Non-Hospitals: Priorities to the Mission of PET Departments, as of 2026 Survey
- Priorities to the Mission of PET Departments, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Factors Affecting the Future Outlook for PET at Your Facility, Over the Next Few Years, as of 2026 Survey
- Sites Using Fixed vs. Mobile PET: Factors Affecting the Future Outlook for PET at Your Facility, Over the Next Few Years, as of 2026 Survey
- Hospitals vs. Non-Hospitals: Factors Affecting the Future Outlook for PET at Your Facility, Over the Next Few Years, as of 2026 Survey
- Factors Affecting the Future Outlook for PET at Your Facility, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- 2026 PET Department Outlook for Patients, Procedure Volume, Reimbursement Levels, Revenue, and Net Income/Profits, Compared to 2025
- 2026 PET Department Outlook for Patient Volume, Compared to 2025
- Current Use and Consideration of AI in PET Departments, as of 2026 Survey
- Current Use and Consideration of AI in PET Departments, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey 2025 AI Impact on PET Departments - Summary of Open-Ended Responses
- Anticipated AI Impact in 2026 - Summary of Open-Ended Responses
- PET Scan Volume
- Total Estimated Clinical PET Scans*, by Current PET Capability, 2010 to 2025
- Percentage Mix of Clinical PET Scans Performed, by Current PET Capability, 2013 to 2025
- Total PET Imaging Sites, by Current PET Capability, by Survey Year, 2008 to 2026
- Distribution of PET Imaging Sites and PET Scans, All Sites, by Current PET Capability, 2025
- Total Estimated Clinical PET Scans, by Site Type, 2010 to 2025
- Total PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, by Survey Year, 2011 to 2026
- Distribution of PET Capability of PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether PET Scan Volume Will Increase, Decrease, or Stay the Same Over the Next 12 Months, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Anticipated 2026 PET Scan Volume, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Average Annual Clinical PET Scans per Site, by Current PET Capability and Site Type, 2025
- Average Annual Clinical PET Scans per Site, by Current PET Capability, 2017 to 2025
- Distribution of PET Imaging Sites by PET Scan Volume Ranges, by Current PET Capability, 2025
- Mix of Scans Performed on PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR Scanners, 2025
- Mix of Oncology, Cardiology, and Neurology Applications for Clinical PET Scans, 2025
- Clinical PET Scan Application Mix, by Current PET Capability, 2025
- Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Clinical Application Types, and Mean Annual Cardiology PET Scans per Site
- Performing, 2025
- Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Clinical Application Types, and Mean Annual Cardiology PET Scans per Site
- Performing, by Site Type, 2025
- Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Oncology Applications, and Mean Annual Oncology PET Scans per Site
- Performing, by Oncology Study Type, 2025
- Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Neurology Applications, and Mean Annual Neurology PET Scans per Site
- Performing, by Neurology Study Type, 2025
- Obstacles to Performing Neurology PET Scans, as of 2026 Survey
- Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Cardiology Applications, and Mean Annual Cardiology PET Scans per Site
- Performing, by Cardiology Study Type, 2025
- Obstacles to Performing Cardiac PET Scans, as of 2026 Survey
- Estimates of Percent and Number of Sites Performing PET Scans, and Average Scans per Site Performing, by Clinical
- Application, 2020 to 2025
- Estimates of Total PET Scans, by Equipment Type and Clinical Application, 2020 to 2025
- Distribution of PET Imaging Oncology Scans, by Oncology Study Type, 2025
- Distribution of PET Imaging Oncology Scans, by Lung Cancer Study Type, 2025
- Distribution of PET Imaging Oncology Scans, by Oncology Study Type, 2010 to 2025
- Total PET Imaging Oncology Scan Volume, by Oncology Study Type, 2021 to 2025
- Distribution of PET Imaging Neurology Scans, by Neurology Study Type, 2025
- Mix of PET Neurology Study Types, by Site Type, 2025
- Distribution of PET Imaging Cardiology Scans, by Cardiology Study Type, 2025
- Mix of PET Cardiology Study Types, by Site Type, 2025
- PET Inpatient vs. Outpatient Mix, by Non-Hospitals vs. Hospitals, 2025
- Percent of Sites Performing Pediatric PET Scans, by Site Type, as of 2026 Census Survey
- Mean Annual Pediatric PET Scans per Site Performing, by Site Type, 2025
- Percent of Fixed PET/CT Sites Performing Diagnostic CT-Only Scans with No Associated PET Scans, by Site Type, as of
- 2026 Census Survey
- Whether PET Imaging Site Has a Grant-Funded PET Research Center on Campus, as of 2026 Census Survey
- Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Specialized PET Scans, as of 2025 Survey
- Whether Department Currently Performs Specialized PET Scans, by Survey Year 2021 to 2026
- Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Post Radiation Therapy Treatment Analysis, by Site Type, as
- of 2026 Survey
- Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform PET Prostate Studies Using PSMA Tracers, by Site Type, as
- of 2026 Survey
- Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Cardiovascular CT with a PET/CT, by Site Type, as of 2026
- Survey
- Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Imaging for Neuroendocrine Tumors with Cu64 Dotatate, by
- Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Neuroimaging to Detect Beta-Amyloid Plaque for Alzheimer's
- Disease, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether PET Scan Volume Will Increase, Decrease, or Stay the Same Over the Next 12 Months, by Site Type, as of 2026
- Survey
- Total Estimated Clinical PET Scans, by Clinical Application, 2010 to 2025
- Total PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, by Survey Year, 2011 to 2026
- Installed Base of PET Imaging Systems
- Distribution of Fixed PET Imaging Systems in Hospital vs. Non-Hospital Sites, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of Fixed PET Imaging Systems, by Hospitals vs. Non-Hospitals, by Survey Year, 2008 to 2026
- Fixed PET Imaging System Installed Base, by Year of Installation, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of Mobile vs. Fixed PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of Fixed PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR Scanners, by Site Type, as of 2026 PET Census Survey
- Distribution of Sites, by Number of Fixed PET Imaging Systems Installed, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Average Age and Distribution of the Fixed PET Imaging System Installed Base, by Year of Installation, by Site Type, as of
- 2026 Survey
- Installed Base Share of Fixed PET/CT Imaging Systems, by Manufacturer, as of 2026 Survey
- Installed Base Share of Fixed PET Imaging Systems, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Installed Base Share of Fixed PET Imaging Systems, Installed in the Last 5 Years vs. Overall Installed Base, as of 2026
- Survey
- Percent Distribution of PET/CT Installed Base, by Number of CT Slices, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of PET/CT Installed Base, by Number of CT Slices, by Survey Year, 2008 to 2026
- Installed Base Share of Fixed PET/CT Systems, by Number of CT Slices, as of 2026 Survey
- Installed Base Mix of Fixed PET/CT Scanners, by Number of CT Slices, Installed in the Last 5 Years vs. Overall Installed
- Base, as of 2026 Survey
- Bore Size of Installed PET/CT Scanners, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of PET/CT Installed Base, by Bore Size, by Survey Year, 2011 to 2026
- Installed Base Share of Fixed PET/CT Systems, by Bore Size, as of 2026 Survey
- Installed Base Mix of Fixed PET/CT Scanners, by Bore Size, Installed in the Last 5 Years vs. Overall Installed Base, as of
- 2026 Survey
- Whether Fixed PET/CT Scanners installed in 2015 and After Have Digital Detectors, by Survey Year, 2017 to 2026
- Whether Fixed PET Imaging System Has Time of Flight Capability, by PET Scanner Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether Fixed PET Imaging System Has Respiratory Gating, by PET Scanner Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether Fixed PET Imaging System Has Cardiac Gating, by PET Scanner Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of Sources of Service Support for PET Imaging Systems, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of Sources of Service Support for PET Imaging Systems, by Survey Year, 2011 to 2026
- PET Detector Field of View of Installed PET Scanners, as of 2026 Survey
- CT Detector Field of View of Installed PET/CT Scanners, as of 2026 Survey
- Purchase Plans for PET Imaging Systems
- PET Site Plans for Purchasing PET Imaging Equipment Over the Next Three Years, as of 2026 Survey
- Trend in PET Site Plans for Purchasing PET Imaging Equipment Over the Next Three Years, by Survey Year, 2008 to 2026
- PET Site Plans for Purchasing PET Imaging Equipment Over the Next Three Years, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Percentage of Sites "Yes" and "Maybe" Planning to Purchase PET Imaging Equipment Over the Next Three Years, by Site
- Type, by Survey Year, 2018 to 2026
- Planned Purchases for First Buyer, Replacement vs. Additional PET Imaging Units, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET
- Capability, as of 2026 Survey
- Planned Purchases of PET/CT Scanners, by Number of CT Slices, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability, as of 2026
- Survey
- Distribution of Planned PET/CT Purchases, by Bore Size, as of 2026 Survey
- Plans for New vs. Refurbished PET Scanners, as of 2026 Survey
- Current PET Replacement Cycle, Based on 2026 Survey
- Percent Distribution of Sites Mentioning Manufacturers Being Considered for Future PET Imaging System Purchases, as of
- 2026 Survey
- Brand Loyalty: Manufacturers Being Considered by Current PET Imaging Sites, as of 2026 Survey
- Primary Reasons to Consider Switching from Current PET Vendor to a Different Vendor, as of 2026 PET Census Survey
- Distribution of 2025 PET Capital Equipment Budgets, as of 2026 Survey
- Trend in Reported PET Capital Equipment Budgets, by Survey Year, 2014 to 2025
- Distribution of 2025 PET Capital Equipment Budgets, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of Planned PET Purchases, by PET Detector Field of View Size, as of 2026 Survey
- Distribution of Planned PET/CT Purchases, by CT Field of View, as of 2026 Survey
- PET Radiopharmaceutical Utilization and Budgets
- Percent of Clinical PET Scans by Outside Suppliers vs. Cyclotron on Site, 2010 to 2025
- Radiopharmaceutical Sources for PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Average Clinical PET Scans per Site, by Source of Radiopharmaceuticals, All Sites, 2020 to 2025
- Average Clinical PET Scans per Site, by Source of Radiopharmaceuticals, by Site Type, 2025
- Distribution of Clinical PET Scans, by Radiopharmaceutical Used, 2025
- Percent of Sites Using Radiopharmaceuticals and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Using that Agent, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using F-18 FDG and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
- Performing, 2020 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using F-18 FDG and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using F-18 FMISO and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
- Performing, 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using F-18 FMISO and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Rb-82 and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
- 2020 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Rb-82 and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Amyvid and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
- 2020 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Amyvid and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Ga-68 PSMA-11 and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
- Performing, 2021 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Ga-68 PSMA-11 and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Ga-68 Dotatate and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
- Performing, 2020 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Ga-68 Dotatate and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Axumin and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
- 2020 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Axumin and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Pylarify and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
- 2021 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Pylarify and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using N-13 Ammonia and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
- Performing, 2020 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using N-13 Ammonia and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using NeuraCeq and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
- Performing, 2021 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using NeuraCeq and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Cu-64 Dotatate and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
- Performing, 2021 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Cu-64 Dotatate and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Cerianna and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
- 2024 to 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Cerianna and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Percent of PET Sites Performing PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025
- Distribution of PET Pharmacological Stress Agents Used in PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies, 2025
- Average Price per Dose of F-18 FDG Used in the Last Full Quarter for PET Scans, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Percent Distribution of Millicuries of F-18 FDG per Patient, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether Department Currently Performs PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Percent of PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies Using PET Radiopharmaceutical Agents, 2025
- Distribution of 2025 PET Radiopharmaceutical Budgets, for Fixed PET Imaging Sites Using Outside Suppliers
- Distribution of 2025 PET Radiopharmaceutical Budgets, by Hospital vs. Non-Hospital, for Fixed PET Imaging Sites Using
- Outside Suppliers
- Average PET Radiopharmaceutical Expenditures per Fixed PET Imaging Site, by Site Type, 2025
- PET Radiopharmaceutical Budget Trend for Sites with Fixed PET Imaging Units, 2012 to 2026
- Distribution of 2024 to 2025 PET Radiopharmaceutical Budgets, as of 2026 PET Census Survey
- Market Share of PET Radiopharmaceutical Suppliers, Based on PET Radiopharmaceutical Expenditures, 2026
- Market Share Trend of PET Radiopharmaceutical Suppliers, Based on PET Radiopharmaceutical Expenditures for Fixed
- PET Imaging Sites, 2012 to 2025
- Market Share of PET Radiopharmaceutical Suppliers, Based on PET Radiopharmaceutical Expenditures, by Site Type,
- 2026
- Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Theranostics Procedures, as of 2026 Survey
- Indications Theranostics is Performed for in Department, as of 2026 PET Census Survey
- Average Theranostics Procedures Performed per Site Performing, 2025
- Treatment Agents Currently Utilized or Planned to be Utilized for Theranostics Procedures, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether Facility Applies Dosimetry on Therapy Patient Images for Toxicity, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether Facility Images Patients Following Treatment Dose, as of 2026 Survey
- PET Site Operations Characteristics
- Department Operating PET Imaging Equipment, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Department Operating PET Imaging Equipment, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability, as of 2026 Survey
- Ownership Status of Non-Hospital PET Imaging Sites, as of 2026 Survey
- Hospital Bed Size Mix of Hospital PET Imaging Sites, as of 2026 Survey
- Average PET Scans Performed per Fixed PET Imaging System, by Site Type, 2025
- Percent of Fixed PET Imaging Sites with Specified Staff Types, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Average Annual Clinical PET Scans per Technologist Staffing Level at Fixed PET Imaging Sites, 2014 to 2025
- Whether PET Schedulers Work Within the PET Department or in Central Scheduling, as of 2026 Survey
- Whether Fixed PET Imaging Sites Have a Nuclear Medicine Physicist on Staff, by Site Type, as of 2026 PET Survey
- Distribution of Sites, by Total Physicians in Facility Who Read PET Imaging Scans, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Average Annual PET Imaging Scans Read per Physician per Site, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability and Site
- Type, 2025
- Distribution of Sites that Send PET Scans to Off-Site Radiology Service to be Read, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Specialties of Physicians Who Read PET Scans, as of 2026 Survey
- Ranking of Top Referring Physicians, by Type of Physician, as of 2026 Survey
- Waiting Time for Non-Emergency Outpatient PET Scan, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability, as of 2026 Survey
- Hours per Week (Monday-Friday) PET Department Open for Scheduled PET Scans, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey
- Hours per Week (Monday-Friday) PET Department Open for Scheduled PET Scans, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET
- Capability, as of 2026 Survey
- PET Sites Using Fixed PET Imaging Systems vs. Mobile Services Exclusively, as of 2026 Survey
- PET Department Financial Outlook - Summary of Open-Ended Responses
- PET Department Staffing Challenges - Summary of Open-Ended Responses
- Methodology
- Methodology
- Study Sample (continued)
- Appendix
- AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses
- AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses
- Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses
- PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses
- PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
- PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses (continued)
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