WinterGreen Research has published a new study, “Computed Tomography (CT) Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2018.”
The 412-page study suggests worldwide markets are poised to continue growing as CT gains significant new imaging clarity.
Computed tomography scanner markets are driven by the trend towards multi-slice scanners, and the global market for computed tomography scanners is expected to post a modest growth rate. The global market for CT scanners was valued at $3.7 billion in 2012. Total market value is expected to reach $6 billion by 2019.
This growth is driven in part by the growing popularity of independent diagnostic centers, which are increasing in number due to patient demand and the relatively low set-up cost compared to a full, multi-disciplinary hospital.
Aging population and increase in the chronic disease, congestive heart failure and diabetes in the population are considered as the main drivers of the imaging market in the developed nations.
