Adoption of Advanced Imaging Solutions Grows as Number of Imaging Scans Increase

The increase in the number of imaging scans made worldwide has led to a growing need for Advanced Visualization (AV) solutions that can help clinicians visualize and analyze exams, and reach accurate diagnoses. Clinicians in Western Europe are already using AV to increase the accuracy of diagnosis for clinical decision support, and improved patient management.

A new report release by Frost & Sullivan (Mountain View, CA, USA), a global business consulting firm, estimates that the market for thin client-based and workstation-based AV solutions in Western Europe will grow from USD 435.1 million in 2013 to USD 557.5 million in 2020. The report found that small clinics prefer workstation-based AV solutions, while large and medium-sized hospitals prefer thin-client AV solutions.

One market opportunity in Western Europe, according to the report, would be the development of a common AV platform which clinicians could use to view Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM), and non-DICOM images simultaneously, and share them throughout the healthcare institution. According to the report there is also a trend of specialty AV departments taking over imaging, and post-processing activities from radiology departments.

Research director of Frost & Sullivan Healthcare Europe, Siddharth Saha, commented, "With the aid of AV solutions, physicians can view information from different modalities on various platforms. They can also better integrate patient information from electronic medical records, picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), and health information exchanges."

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