European medical imaging market will see continued growth

European medical imaging markets are forecasted to exceed $5.6 billion by 2017, according to a new report from TriMarkPublications.

The report analyzed five major modalities: CT, MRI, PET, SPECT and ultrasound. Ultrasound, the largest sub-segment, amounted to $1.4 billion of the $4.1 billion spent on marketing, manufacturing and developing imaging equipment and supplies in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia and the rest of Europe in 2010. Germany's medical imaging market is the largest of these countries and is predicted to increase to $1.3 billion by 2017, the report noted.

Around the web

HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.

Philips is recalling the software associated with its Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices after certain high-risk ECG events were never routed to trained cardiology technicians as intended. The issue, which lasted for two years, has been linked to more than 100 injuries. 

Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, detailed a new advocacy group focused on improving EP reimbursements, patient care and access. “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu," he said.