Market Trends of Medical Imaging Phantom Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Medical Imaging Phantom Market according to our research experts:
Nuclear Imaging Phantoms Segment is Expected to Hold a Major Market Share in the Medical Imaging Phantom Market
A nuclear imaging phantom is a specially designed system that scans or is imaged in the field of medical imaging to evaluate, analyze, and tune the performance of various imaging devices like PET/CT, etc. Factors such as increasing cancer cases coupled with initiatives by key players are expected to increase the market growth. For instance, according to data from Cancer Facts & Figures 2022, 1.9 million new cancer cases will be discovered, and there will be 609,360 cancer fatalities in the US in 2022. Globally, the use of PET imaging for research has increased as a result of the prevalence of cancer. Numerous academic research has examined the application of nuclear imaging in cancer. For instance, a study that was published in the National Library of Medicine in April 2021 found that FDG PET/CT imaging had a high negative predictive value in detecting cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with newly diagnosed, treatment-naive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity. Thus, increasing research studies are expected to increase market growth by providing insight into the applications of nuclear imaging, which is expected to increase the adoption for the treatment of various diseases. Thus, increasing the market growth in the future.
Furthermore, initiatives such as acquisitions by key market players are another factor in market growth as acquisitions help the expansion of key players either in product segments or geography, or both. For instance, in September 2021, Mirion Technologies Inc. acquired Computerized Imaging Reference Systems Inc., a provider of medical imaging and radiation therapy phantoms serving the medical industry. Such initiatives are expected to increase the availability of products in various regions and thus increase the market growth. Thus, the abovementioned factors are expected to increase the medical imaging phantom market growth.
North America is Expected to Hold a Significant Share in the Market and Expected to do Same in the Forecast Period
North America is expected to have a significant share in the medical imaging phantom market due to the increased funding and product installation in the region.
The increased funding in the region is expected to increase the adoption of medical imaging, which is expected to increase market growth during the forecast period. For instance, in July 2021, to improve Quebec's health and social services infrastructure, including hospitals and other care facilities, the federal government of Canada and the province of Quebec partnered to invest in 209 infrastructure projects in part by USD 188.3 million each from the Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and the Minister of Health and Social Services. The funds provided hospitals with access to sophisticated medical technology. Thus, the building of new hospitals during the forecast period is expected to increase the adoption of medical imaging, which is expected to increase the demand for medical imaging phantom in the region.
In addition, product installation in healthcare facilities is another factor in market growth as it increases the wider adoption of the technology in the region. For instance, in November 2022, Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Inc. installed the Perimeter S-Series OCT system in a hospital in North Texas. Perimeter is a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address high unmet medical needs. Thus, such installations are expected to increase market growth over the forecast period. Thus, the abovementioned factors such as increasing funding, and product installations are expected to increase the medical imaging phantom market growth.
