Research and Markets: Computed Tomography (CT) Systems Market Worldwide

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2247f8/computed_tomograph) has
announced the addition of the "Computed Tomography (CT) Systems Market
Worldwide" report to their offering.

Key Topics:

Product definitions, applications and types of scanners, market trends,
strategies, competition, key players, forecasts, market drivers and restraints,
opportunities. For details, see Table of Contents and Highlights

Report Summary:

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.

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.

Key Topics Covered:

SECTION 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

* Key Takeaways
* Key Market Parameters (KeyMAP Grid)
* CT Systems - Ecosystem
* Segmentation
* Alternative Segmentation
* Key Players - Market Segment Matrix
* Segmentation by Business Focus
* Market Overview
* World CT Systems Market - Summarized Revenue Forecasts (2008-2016)
* World CT Systems Market by Product Category
* World CT Systems Market - Summarized Forecasts by Revenue Category
* World Computed Tomography Systems Market - Revenue Forecasts by Care Site

SECTION 2 - PRODUCTS AND MARKETS

* Clinical Overview
* Types of CT Scans Based on Diagnostic Use
* Clinical Use Guidance
* CT Scanning Procedure
* Utilization Statistics, Costs and Reimbursement
* Technological Advances in Computed Tomography
* Market Segment Analysis - High-Slice CT
* Market Segment Analysis - Mid-Slice CT Scanners
* Market Segment Analysis - CT Scanner Units
* Market Segment Analysis - CT Scanner Parts & Accessories
* Market Segment Analysis - CT Scanner Services
* Market Segment Analysis - Hospital CT Scanner Systems
* Market Segment Analysis - Imaging Center CT Scanner Systems
* Clinical Research Roundup

SECTION 3 - 6 REGIONAL

* Total Market for Computed Tomography (CT) Systems
* Markets for Computed Tomography (CT) Systems - By Product Category
* Markets for Computed Tomography (CT) Systems - By Care Site- ROW Market for
Computed Tomography (CT) Systems - By Revenue Category
* Markets for Computed Tomography (CT) Systems - By Revenue Category

SECTION 7 - CT COMPETITOR REVIEWS

SECTION 8 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

* Data Collection - Primary Research
* Data Collection - Secondary Research
* Analysis and Interpretation
* Data Presentation
* Data Reliability and Limitations

Some Companies Mentioned in the Report:

* 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

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