1 Table of contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Nuclear Imaging Equipment: Overview 7
2.1 Introduction 7
2.1.1 Gamma Camera 7
2.1.2 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) 7
3 Europe Nuclear Imaging Market Characterization 8
3.1 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Historic, 2000 – 2008 8
3.1.1 European Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market More Than Doubled in Size in the Last Eight Years 8
3.1.2 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Segments Registered Strong Growth Rate during 2000-2008 in terms of Volume 9
3.2 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Forecasts, 2008-2015 10
3.2.1 The European Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Is Expected to Register High Growth during 2008-2015 10
3.2.2 Volume Sales in Nuclear Imaging Equipment is expected To Register Strong Growth Rate during 2008-2015 11
3.3 Europe Nuclear Imaging Market: Cross-Segment Analysis, 2000-2015 12
3.4 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Top 5 Countries Comparison 13
4 Europe Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market: Country-wise Analysis 15
4.1 Germany Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Historic, 2000-2008 15
4.1.1 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Segments Registered Significant Growth Rate During 2000-2008 16
4.1.2 SPECT/CT Equipment Has Seen a Marginal Increase in Price During 2000-2008 17
4.2 Germany Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Forecast, 2008-2015 17
4.2.1 The Germany Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Is Expected to Register High Growth during 2008-2015 17
4.2.2 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Volume is expected To Register Strong Growth Rate During 2008-2015 18
4.2.3 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Prices are Expected to be Steady During 2008-2015 19
4.3 France Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Historic, 2000-2008 20
4.3.1 France Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Has More Than Doubled in Size in the Last Eight Years 20
4.3.2 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Segment Except PET Have Registered Significant Growth Rate During 2000-2008 21
4.3.3 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Categories Have Seen a Marginal Increase in Price During 2000-2008 22
4.4 France Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Forecasts, 2008 – 2015 22
4.4.1 The French Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Is Expected to Register More Than 200% Growth During 2008-2015 22
4.4.2 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Volume is Expected To Register a Strong Growth Rate During 2008-2015 23
4.4.3 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Prices are Expected to be Steady During 2008-2015 24
4.5 UK Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Historic, 2000-2008 25
4.5.1 UK Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Has More Than Tripled in Size in the Last Eight Years 25
4.5.2 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Segments Have Registered Significant Growth Rate During 2000-2008 26
4.5.3 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Categories Have Seen a Marginal Decrease in Price During 2000-2008 27
4.6 UK Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Forecasts, 2008 – 2015 27
4.6.1 The UK Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Is Expected to Register More Than 200% Growth During 2008-2015 27
4.6.2 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Volume is Expected To Register Strong Growth Rate During 2008-2015 28
4.6.3 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Prices are Expected to Decrease During 2008-2015 29
4.7 Italy Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Historic, 2000-2008 30
4.7.1 SPECT/CT and PET/CT Categories Have Made a Significant Contribution to the Overall Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market During 2000-2008 30
4.7.2 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Segments Have Registered Significant Growth Rate During 2000-2008 31
4.7.3 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Categories Have Seen a Marginal Decrease in Price During 2000-2008 32
4.8 Italy Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Forecasts, 2008 – 2015 32
4.8.1 The Italian Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Is Expected to Register High Growth During 2008-2015 32
4.8.2 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Volume is Expected To Register Strong Growth Rate During 2008-2015 33
4.8.3 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Prices are Expected to be Steady During 2008-2015 34
4.9 Spain Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Historic, 2000-2008 35
4.9.1 Spanish Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Has More Than Tripled in Size in the Last Eight Years 35
4.9.2 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Segments Have Registered Very High Growth Rate During 2000-2008 36
4.9.3 All of the Nuclear Imaging Equipment Categories Have Experienced Price Decline During 2000-2008 37
4.10 Spain Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market, Forecasts, 2008 – 2015 37
4.10.1 The Spanish Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market Is Expected to Register More Than 200% Growth During 2008-2015 37
4.10.2 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Volume is Expected To Register Strong Growth Rate During 2008-2015 38
4.10.3 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Prices are Expected to be Steady During 2008-2015 39
5 European Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market: Technology Adoption Pattern and Treatment Flow Analysis 40
5.1 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market: Technology Adoption Pattern 40
6 The European Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market: Market Drivers and Restraints 42
6.1 The Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market: Drivers 42
6.2 The Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market: Restraints 42
7 The Nuclear Imaging Equipment: Key Market Trends 43
7.1 Key Challenges 43
7.2 Change in Reimbursement Policy 43
8 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market: Competitive Landscape 44
8.1 Competitive Landscape: Europe 44
8.2 Key Companies and their Products 45
8.2.1 GE Healthcare 45
8.2.2 Siemens Healthcare 47
8.2.3 Philips Healthcare 49
8.2.4 Hitachi Medical 51
8.3 Key Pipeline Products 51
8.3.1 PET CA-IX Test 51
8.3.2 PET/MRI Scanner 51
9 The European Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market: Strategic Consolidations 52
9.1 Acquisitions 52
9.1.1 Siemens Healthcare Acquires CTI Molecular Imaging, 2005 52
9.2 Partnership Agreements 52
9.2.1 GE Healthcare Signs Research Agreement with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2009 52
9.2.2 Covidien Enters Into an Agreement with PETNET Solutions, 2008 52
9.2.3 Bayer Schering Pharma Signs an Agreement with Nagasaki University, 2008 52
9.2.4 GE Healthcare Signs an Agreement with UltraSPECT, 2006 53
10 APPENDIX 54
10.1 Nuclear Imaging Equipment Market - Definitions 54
10.1.1 Gamma Camera 54
10.1.2 Positron Emission Tomography 54
10.1.3 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography 54
10.2 Abbreviations 55
10.3 Methodology 55
10.3.1 Secondary Research 56
10.3.2 Primary Research 56
10.3.3 Expert Panel Validation 57
10.4 Models 57
10.5 Forecasts 57
10.6 GlobalData Consulting 57
10.7 Contact Us 58
10.8 Disclaimer 58