Global Market for X-rays Will Spike Over $9 billion by 2017 Says New Report

Thanh Le | | Radiology Business | X-ray
The global market for X-rays will top $9 billion by 2017, according to "Medical Imaging Markets,” a new report from TriMarkPublications.com. X-rays comprise the largest share of the global medical imaging market at 32%. North America was the largest single market for medical imaging in 2011, valued at $6.4 billion and representing 27% of the global medical imaging market. The "Medical Imaging Markets" report covers multiple modalities, including Digital Radiography/Computed Radiography (DR/CR), Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), CT Angiography, and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), as well as diagnostic imaging hardware and software. The report also examines companies manufacturing medical imaging equipment and supplies in the world.

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