NEW YORK, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — TriMarkPublications.com
cites in its newly published “
Medical Imaging Markets” report that global spending on
medical imaging equipment exceeded $21 billion in 2010. For
more information, visit:
http://www.trimarkpublications.com/products/Medical-Imaging-Markets.html.
Medical imaging can be categorized into nine main modalities:
X-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), positron emission
tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine,
mammography and fluoroscopy. Globally, X-ray is the most used
imaging procedure with about 108 million X-ray exams per year. MRI
is second with 26 million examinations per year. PET, SPECT, CT and
nuclear medicine rank third with 30 million examinations per year.
Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and contrast
agents are the sub-segments in
medical imaging market that have gained significant growth in
recent years. As such, the global
medical imaging industry is primed to experience significant
expansion throughout the decade.
The “
Medical Imaging Markets” report covers:
- Computed Tomography (CT)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
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