Software for the analysis of medical images (world market)

2017: Market size is $2.61 billion

According to data of analysts of MarketsandMarkets, in 2017 the volume of global market of the software intended for the analysis of medical pictures reached $2.61 billion. Data for 2016 are not provided in the report, but sales of such software were measured in the 2015th by $2.15 billion. 

Experts predict that during the period from 2017 to 2022 the considered market will grow approximately for 8.2% a year and will make $3.88 billion by the end of this interval of time. Rise will be possible thanks to development of technologies in the field of the systems of medical visualization and the analysis of the corresponding images, to the growing state and private investments in the market of medical visualization, to increase in use of MRT- and the KT-equipment in communication by spread of chronic diseases and also thanks to emergence of bigger number of applications in the field of computer diagnostics. 

The charts showing (from left to right) groups of the largest software makers for the analysis of medical images, suppliers of such software, their consumers and regions

Integrated solutions became the most demanded type of programs for the analysis of medical images in 2017. Their popularity is caused by usability, fast data processing and a guarantee of compatibility with the medical equipment. 

However the greatest growth rates will be shown, as expected, by other segment — so-called autonomous solutions as which advantages the high flexibility and presence of simple and clear tools for check, estimates and data processings are considered. 

On software implementation speed for the analysis of medical pictures hospitals are in the lead. In the diagnostic and research centers of the loudspeaker is lower. 

According to MarketsandMarkets, the following companies were leaders in software development for the analysis of medical pictures in 2017 (are listed in alphabetical order): 

• Agfa HealthCare; 
• AQUILAB; 
• Carestream Health; 
• Esaote; 
• GE Healthcare; 
• Image Analysis; 
• INFINITT Healthcare; 
• Merge Healthcare; 
• MIM Software; 
• Mirada Medical; 
• Philips Healthcare; 
• ScienceSoft; 
• Siemens Healthineers; 
• Canon Medical Systems; 
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2015: Growth to $2.15 billion

In April, 2016 the MarketsandMarkets analytical company published results of a research of the world market of the software for the analysis of medical images. Its volume as experts predict, will increase almost half by 2020.

According to MarketsandMarkets estimates, in 2015 sales of the software used for the analysis of medical pictures and adapted to problems of diagnosis of different diseases made $2.15 billion. The largest sales market of this software specialists called North America, the second in value — Europe.

In 2015 the market of software for the analysis of medical images exceeded $2 billion

Leadership of the North American region of analytics was connected with increase in number of elderly people, technology achievements and the state support. At the same time after 2015 the Asian market of the considered software will show high growth rates due to increase in number of the state initiatives in the field of upgrade of infrastructure of health care, increase in quantity of the new advanced medical systems and improvement of research work in this direction, the report says.

In MarketsandMarkets carry the following to number of the pacing factors promoting growth of the software market for the analysis of medical images: increase in the state and private investments into this sector, high growth rates of aging of the population and chronic diseases, the become frequent use of the equipment for visualization, consolidation of technologies of work with clinical images and also emergence of new applications for the systems of detection of diseases by means of computer data processing.

At the same time financial problems, the shortage of highly qualified specialists and the growing risks of cracking of the equipment and software in health facilities interfere with market development of software for the analysis of medical pictures. The largest segment of the market analysts call the integrated software.

According to forecasts of MarketsandMarkets, during the period from 2015 to 2020 the volume of global market of software solutions for the analysis of medical images will grow on average for 7.9% a year and will reach $3.14 billion by the end of this time span.^[2]

Шаблон:Subject Medicine

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