Increasing healthcare
expenditure drives the global market
According
to the study, the global vascular imaging systems market is likely to grow
significantly, during the forecast period, due to increasing healthcare
expenditure, increasing prevalence of cancer and cardiovascular diseases and
rising awareness about imaging techniques due to various conferences and
seminars. In addition, growing geriatric population and launch of
technologically advanced products contribute to the growth of the market. High
cost, stringent regulatory requirements, shortage of helium for magnetic
resonance imaging and increasing risk of cancer due to exposure to radiations are
the key factors restraining the global market growth.
North America stands as
the largest vascular imaging systems market
Geographically,
North America has been the largest market for vascular imaging systems, where the
U.S. has been the largest contributor to the regional market. Increasing
awareness about imaging techniques has been driving the growth of the North
American market. In Europe, Germany has been the largest contributor to the market,
followed by the U.K. and France. Asia-Pacific market is expected to grow at the
highest CAGR, during 2017 - 2023, owing to increasing prevalence of cancer and cardiovascular
diseases.
Increasing
prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and cancer supports the market growth
The factors driving the growth of the market include
increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and cancer and aging
population. According to the International Agency for
Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized cancer agency of World Health
Organization (WHO) that promotes cancer research, in 2008, 12.7 million new
patients were detected with cancer globally, and the number is expected to
reach 21.4 million by 2030. In addition, according to WHO, 8.2 million deaths
took place in 2012, globally, due to cancer, out of which 1.6 million deaths were
due to lung cancer, while the reason for 745,000 deaths was liver cancer and
400,000 deaths occurred due to esophageal cancer.
According to the Conference of Radiation Control
Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD), around 62 million CT procedures are performed
every year in the U.S. including 4 million CT procedures performed for
children. Moreover, according to the European Association of Nuclear Medicine
(EANM) annual congress, the number of patients in Western Europe undergoing PET
procedures increased by 21% between 2005 and 2010, accounting for 900,000
procedures in 2011. The rapidly increasing demand for vascular
imaging procedures drives the growth of the market.
Key players in the
vascular imaging systems market
Some
of the key players in the global market include Siemens AG, General Electric
Company, Hitachi Ltd., and Koninklijke Philips N.V., Carestream Health, Inc.,
Hologic, Inc., Esaote S.P.A, Shimazdu Corporation, Canon Inc., Orthoscan, Inc.,
and Fujifilm Corporation.