[Report] Medical Imaging Equipment & Related Products Market Research, Trends, Analysis TOC

Chapter 1 - SUMMARY
- Summary Table: U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Summary Figure: U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SEGMENT, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
Chapter 2 - OVERVIEW
- INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL IMAGING
  - MEDICAL IMAGING RELIES ON RADIATION
- Table 1 ENERGY OF IONIZING AND NON-IONIZING RADIATION
- Table 2 EFFECTIVE RADIATION DOSAGE OF COMMON MEDICAL IMAGING PROCEDURES
  - USES OF IMAGING
- Table 3 NUMBER OF U.S. HOSPITAL DISCHARGES WITH COMMON IMAGING PROCEDURES
  - ULTRASOUND IMAGING
    - OVERVIEW
      - Overview (Continued)
      - 3D Ultrasound Imaging
      - Doppler Ultrasound
- Table 4 COMMON ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROCEDURES
  - COMMON APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASOUND IMAGING
    - Obstetrics
    - Oncology
    - Cardiovascular Imaging
    - Gastrointestinal and Other
  - MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
    - OVERVIEW
- Table 5 COMMON MRI PROCEDURES
  - COMMON MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF MRI IMAGING
    - Cardiovascular
    - Oncology
    - Central Nervous System
  - FUNCTIONAL MRI
- Table 6 ADVANTAGES OF MRI
  - X-RAY AND FLUOROSCOPY
    - OVERVIEW
    - COMMON MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
      - Chest Radiography
      - Intravenous Pyelogram
      - Cholecystogram
      - Myelogram
      - Arthrogram
      - Arteriogram
    - DIGITAL CARDIOLOGY RADIOGRAPHY
    - CONVENTIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY
      - Conventional Mammography (Continued)
    - COMPLEMENTARY BREAST SCREENING MODALITIES
      - Ultrasound Breast Imaging
      - Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast
      - Computed Tomography
    - SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY TRENDS
    - LIMITATIONS OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY
    - DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY
    - COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION (CAD)
    - POTENTIAL BENEFITS FROM DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY
  - COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
    - OVERVIEW
    - THE CT IMAGING PROCESS
    - RISK ESTIMATES
      - Radiation Dose
    - NUCLEAR MEDICINE/PET
      - OVERVIEW
- Table 7 COMMON USES OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  - COMMON MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
    - Oncology
    - Neurology
    - Cardiology
    - Cognitive Science
    - Pharmacology
  - NEW AND EMERGING MODALITIES
    - PET/CT COMBINATION MODALITY
Chapter 3 - TECHNOLOGY
- PATIENT SAFETY
  - DETERMINING RADIATION DOSAGE
    - Absorbed Dose
    - Equivalent Dose
    - Effective Dose
  - PEDIATRIC IMAGING AND SPECIAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
  - MRI ACR ACCREDITATION
    - MRI ACR Accreditation (Continued)
  - REPLACING MORE INVASIVE PROCEDURES
  - FUNCTIONAL IMAGING
    - Improvements in Diagnosis
  - IMAGE ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION
    - Digitalization
    - Accessibility of Diagnostic Information
    - Medicine in Remote Locations
    - Portability
    - Reducing Number of Tests
  - TRAINING AND LABOR SHORTAGES
- RECENT ADVANCES IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING
  - FOCUSED HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND
  - THERMAL ABLATION
  - PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITES FOR ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS
- RECENT ADVANCES IN MRI IMAGING
  - SIGNAL ADVANCES IN 3T HAVE RESULTED IN HIGHER MRI
  - MAPPING GENE EXPRESSION WITH MRI
    - Mapping Gene Expression with MRI (Continued)
  - EXCITEMENT BUILDS IN FUNCTIONAL MRI APPLICATIONS
    - Surgical Planning
    - Real-Time Motion Correction
    - Mapping Language Centers
    - Comfort Improves Accuracy
  - FIRST MOBILE 3 TESLA MRI ON MARKET
- RECENT ADVANCES IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
- RECENT ADVANCES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING
  - SIMULTANEOUS MR-PET IMAGING SYSTEM
- RECENT ADVANCES IN ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
  - NANOTECHNOLOGY
  - IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY
    - Image-guided Surgery (Continued)
Chapter 4 - PATENT ANALYSIS
- PATENTS BY IMAGING MODALITY
- Table 8 IMAGING PRODUCT PATENTS BY IMAGING MODALITY, AUGUST 2006 TO AUGUST 2007
- Figure 4 IMAGING PRODUCT PATENTS BY TYPE OF ASSIGNEE, AUGUST 2006 TO AUGUST 2007 (%)
  - SIGNIFICANT PATENTS
    - SIGNIFICANT PATENTS (CONTINUED)
    - SIGNIFICANT PATENTS (CONTINUED)
    - SIGNIFICANT PATENTS (CONTINUED)
Chapter 5 - GOVERNMENT REGULATION
- FDA REGULATIONS
  - FDA GUIDANCE ON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
    - Radiation Safety Standards
    - Medical Device Controls
    - FDA Guidance on CT for Screening
- RISING COSTS AND CONTROLS
  - HOSPITAL BASED IMAGING
  - FREESTANDING IMAGING CENTERS
  - IMAGING EQUIPMENT IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
- THE TREND TOWARD PATIENT SELF-REFERRALS
- THE LINE BLURS BETWEEN MEDICAL IMAGING AND ENTERTAINMENT
  - THE LINE BLURS BETWEEN MEDICAL (CONTINUED)
Chapter 6 - U.S. MARKET FOR MEDICAL IMAGING BY MODALITY/SEGMENT
- Table 12 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - ULTRASOUND IMAGING EQUIPMENT
- Table 13 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ULTRASOUND SCANNERS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 5 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ULTRASOUND SCANNERS BY TYPE, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 14 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ULTRASOUND SCANNERS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 6 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ULTRASOUND SCANNERS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - MRI SCANNERS
- Table 15 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MRI IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 7 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MRI IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY PRODUCT, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - MRI SCANNERS (CONTINUED)
  - U.S MARKET FOR RADIOGRAPHIC SCANNERS
- Table 16 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR RADIOGRAPHY IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SUBSEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 8 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR RADIOGRAPHY IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SUBSEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - U.S MARKET FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS
- Table 17 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CT SCANNERS BY PRODUCT TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 9 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CT SCANNERS BY PRODUCT TYPE, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 10 HIGHEST NUMBER OF DETECTORS REPORTED AT IMAGING FACILITIES IN THE U.S. (%)
- Figure 10 (CONTINUED)
  - U.S. MARKET FOR PET SCANNERS
- Table 18 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR PET SCANNERS BY PRODUCT TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 11 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR PET SCANNERS BY PRODUCT, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
Chapter 7 - U.S. MARKET FOR IMAGING PRODUCTS BY MEDICAL APPLICATION
- IMAGING EQUIPMENT FOR ONCOLOGY APPLICATIONS
- Table 19 COMMON IMAGING PROCEDURES IN ONCOLOGY
- Table 20 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ONCOLOGY IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 12 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ONCOLOGY IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SEGMENT, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- Table 21 COMMON PROCEDURES FOR IMAGING THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- Table 22 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 13 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CARDIOLOGY IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SEGMENT, 2004 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Table 23 COMMON PROCEDURES FOR IMAGING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Table 24 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IMAGING BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 14 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IMAGING BY SEGMENT, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING
- Table 25 COMMON PROCEDURES FOR IMAGING THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
- Table 26 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 15 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING BY SEGMENT, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - IMAGING EQUIPMENT FOR OBSTETRICS APPLICATIONS
- Table 27 COMMON IMAGING PROCEDURES IN OBSTETRICS
- Table 28 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR OBSTETRICS IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 16 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR OBSTETRICS IMAGING EQUIPMENT BY SEGMENT, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - IMAGING THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
- Table 29 COMMON PROCEDURES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING
- Table 30 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING PRODUCTS BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 17 U.S. MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING PRODUCTS BY SEGMENT, 2004-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
Chapter 8 - MARKET SHARE
- MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE MRI MARKET
- Figure 18 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF THE U.S. MRI SCANNER MARKET (%)
  - MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE CT MARKET
- Figure 19 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF THE U.S. CT SCANNER MARKET (%)
  - MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE ULTRASOUND MARKET
- Figure 20 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF THE U.S. ULTRASOUND SCANNER MARKET
Chapter 9 - FUTURE OUTLOOK
- FUTURE OUTLOOK
Chapter 10 - COMPANY PROFILES
- AGFA-GEVAERT CORP.
- ALOKA CO., LTD.
- CMT MEDICAL SYSTEMS
- DALSA CORP.
- DIGIRAD CORP.
- ESAOTE/BIOSOUND ESAOTE, INC.
- E-Z-EM, INC.
- FONAR CORP.
- FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS
- GE HEALTHCARE/GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP.
- HITACHI, LTD.
- ICAD
- IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
- EASTMAN KODAK CO.
- MEDISON USA, INC.
- MIRABEL MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- ORASI MEDICAL
- PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- PRINCETON INSTRUMENTS
- R2 TECHNOLOGY, INC./HOLOGIC, INC.
- SCANIS CORP.
- SCHERING AG
- SECTRA IMTEC AB
- SHIMADZU CORP.
- SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
- SONOSITE, INC.
- SWISSRAY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- TERASON ULTRASOUND/TERATECH CORP.
- TOSHIBA AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- VIATRONIX, INC.
  - VIATRONIX, INC. (CONTINUED)

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