Handheld ultrasound market to exceed $1.2B by 2016
The U.S. handheld ultrasound market is expected to exceed $1.2 billion by 2016, sparked by technological advances in size, imaging quality, ultrasound depth and improvements in both 3D and 4D capabilities, according to marketing research group iData.
While the ultrasound market saw a significant decline in sales during the recession, the report found that the adoption of handheld ultrasound devices and the use of ultrasound in emergency medicine will set the stage for strong growth in the overall U.S. ultrasound market.
In addition to emergency medicine, ultrasound use in breast imaging is expected to double in size by 2016 due to increasing demand for devices in the detection of breast cancer and the lack of ionizing radiation associated with ultrasound, said iData.
The report identified SonoSite, GE and Siemens as the main companies that have presented technological advances and improvements to handheld ultrasound equipment and contributed to the growing market.
"Recent advances in handheld ultrasound devices have allowed for their use in procedures traditionally performed by other modalities such as CT or MRI," explained Kamran Zamanian, PhD, CEO of iData. "As the systems increase the ability to diagnose and treat a greater number of patients, physician preference towards handheld systems will rise rapidly,” Zamanian predicted.
While the ultrasound market saw a significant decline in sales during the recession, the report found that the adoption of handheld ultrasound devices and the use of ultrasound in emergency medicine will set the stage for strong growth in the overall U.S. ultrasound market.
In addition to emergency medicine, ultrasound use in breast imaging is expected to double in size by 2016 due to increasing demand for devices in the detection of breast cancer and the lack of ionizing radiation associated with ultrasound, said iData.
The report identified SonoSite, GE and Siemens as the main companies that have presented technological advances and improvements to handheld ultrasound equipment and contributed to the growing market.
"Recent advances in handheld ultrasound devices have allowed for their use in procedures traditionally performed by other modalities such as CT or MRI," explained Kamran Zamanian, PhD, CEO of iData. "As the systems increase the ability to diagnose and treat a greater number of patients, physician preference towards handheld systems will rise rapidly,” Zamanian predicted.