This research report analyzes the world market for various types of CT scanning systems, parts & accessories, and maintenance services. The report also discusses key players, and identifies trends impacting the market for these products. Topics covered include product definitions, revenue projections, strategies, competitive analysis, key market and product segment parameters, market share rankings, competitive position maps, market conditions, brands and models, and company profiles. The report provides detailed market estimates and forecasts for CT ststems by product segment, separately for USA, Europe, Japan, and Rest of the World (ROW).
Product/Market Segment Analysis and Forecasts by Region (2008-2016)
By Product Category: High-slice, Mid-slice and Low-slice scanner systems
By Revenue Category: Scanner Units, Parts & Accessories, Services
By Care Site: Hospitals, Imaging Centers
By Geographic Region: World, USA, Europe, Japan, Rest of the World (ROW)
This research report can help in:
Assessing the market for Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning Systems and growth regions.
Understanding market drivers and restraints, and market segmentation.
Strategic planning and competitive strategy.
Identifying opportunities for partnerships and alliances.
Regions Covered
United States, Europe, Japan, Rest of the World (ROW)
3mensio Medical Imaging BV; Acceleware Corp; Accurate Medical Diagnostics; Analogic Corp; Beekley Corp; Capintec Inc; CardiArc; CNMC Co Inc; Composites Horizons Inc; Computerized Imaging Reference Systems Inc; Covidien Imaging Solutions; DeJarnette Research Systems Inc; Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products; Eizo Nanao Corporation; Fluke Biomedical; Gammex, Inc.; GE Healthcare; HansO Mahn& Co; Health Physics Northwest Inc; Hitachi Medical Corp; Hitachi Medical Systems America; IBA Dosimetry GmbH; Imaging3 Inc JRT Association; King's Medical Group; Koning Corporation; Mavig GmbH; Medical Coaches Inc; Medrad Inc.; MEI Development Corp; Mercury Computer Systems Inc; NEC Display Solutions; NeuroLogica Corp; Neusoft Medical Systems Co Ltd; Orthometrix Inc; Philips Healthcare; QR s.r.l; Radcal Corp; Radiology Support Devices Inc; Sandstrom Trade & Technology Inc; Scanco Medical AG; Siemens Healthcare; Siemens-Asahi Medical Technologies Ltd; Siemens Medical; Shimadzu Corporation; Smit Mobile Equipment bv; Spacelabs Healthcare; Syntermed Inc; The Phantom Laboratory Inc.; Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation; Unfors Instruments AB; Xoran Technologies Inc;
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The United States market for computed tomography (CT) scanning systems is estimated to touch $3.6 billion by the end of 2009. The US accounts for over 50.0 percent of the market. Cardiac imaging is a fast expanding CT application due to its utility in emergency medicine, perfusion studies and CT angiography.
While hospitals started out as the original care site where scanning was done, independent imaging centers and physician’s offices offering scanning have become widespread in the US over the last decade. With the advent of portable and mobile CT scans, access and availability of this imaging modality has increased significantly. Rural hospitals and those with smaller budgets are now able to offer CT and other medical imaging to patients who previously had to travel elsewhere for this service. Currently it is estimated that about 25% of scanning stations are in private practices and imaging centers that are not part of a hospital. Most hospitals have a range of scanners from low-slice to high-slice. The overall trend is towards acquiring high-slice scanners which can be similar in terms of capital costs but far superior in function.
Computed Tomography (CT) Systems will continue to be the fastest growing technology in the medical imaging arena around the world in the upcoming decade. The new Marketstrat ® report expected to be launched in early May 2009, provides revenues and forecasts for high-slice, mid-slice and low-slice CT scanners for the 2008-2016 period. Also presented in this report will be competitive strategies, purchase considerations, emerging business models, market shares, market drivers & restraints and benchmarks. The greatest momentum is expected in the high-slice segment, due to the high ROI, improved workflow and superior imaging capability (volumetric imaging, high spatial and temporal resolution and relative procedural ease). Despite the faltering economic climate in the US and abroad, imaging markets are expected to weather any short term impacts and stay resilient over the longer term.
The CT market is dominated by GE, Siemens, Toshiba and Philips. The computed tomography research report presents market shares of these leaders and discusses the role of niche players such as Neurologica Corp., Shimadzu and Neusoft Medical Systems Co. Ltd. Service providers and companies providing refurbished CT scanners are also discussed.
While demand for minimally invasive diagnostic techniques has skyrocketed over the last few decades, increasing rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer in the face of a population explosion worldwide has created a need for screening and early diagnosis of these conditions. Cardiology and Radiology fields are the forefront of this technology, although the high-resolution, dynamic volume images are finding new applications in trauma and women’s health, etc. New applications of CT technology include Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) and Image-guided surgery. The latest technological innovations in CT systems are the 320-slice AquilionONE (Toshiba), 256-slice Brilliance iCT (Philips), Light Speed VCT Series (GE) and the CereTom Portable CT (Neurologica ).
Regional variation for the various CT technologies exists; the high-slice scanners segment is growing at the highest rate in the US while the mid-slice and low-slice scanner segments are growing in the emerging medical markets of Asia and Latin America. Marketstrat Inc. provides market size estimates and forecasts (US $, 2008-2016) for CT scanner systems by product category (High-slice, Mid-slice and Low-slice). Data is segmented by country/region for: USA; Europe; Japan and the Rest of the World (ROW). Revenue forecasts are also presented by imaging location (hospitals versus imaging centers) and revenue category (CT scanner units, Parts & Accessories and Services).
Many European countries including the UK and France, are using mobile CT due to the high capital equipment costs. Emerging medical markets in developing nations such as India and China also provide good growth opportunities for CT, as economic growth, healthcare spending and population size drive demand for high technology. Refurbished CT scanners account for a large majority of sales in these countries. While demand is set to grow in these countries, unit shipments are likely to stay static in the coming years. Overall growth in medical imaging technologies will also fuel growth in picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and radiology information systems (RIS).
Utilization rates are highest in the US and Japan, with an estimated 80 scanners per million people in the US versus about 90 scanners/ million people in Japan. The US has over 20,000 installed CT scanners. It is estimated that almost 69 million CT scans were done in the US in 2007. One of the fastest growing applications is CT angiograms, currently at an annual rate of about half a million in the US. Pediatric usage is also growing. An estimated 6 million CT scans per year are done for pediatric cases. Of these, about 600,000 are done for head and abdominal examinations.
Cardiology and Radiology fields are at the forefront of this technology, although the high-resolution, dynamic volume images are finding new applications in trauma and women’s health, etc.