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Market Review:
Domestic Market Trend of Medical Imaging Systems from
April through September 2008

Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Systems
(production, exports, imports, domestic market)

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Review of the second half year (April through September) of 2008

The percentage in ( ) refers to the increase or decline over the previous year.

1. The total count of medical imaging systems was as follows.
- Production 213.8 billion yen (-1%)
- Export 119.1 billion yen (-2%)
- Import 45.3 billion yen (±0%)
Total domestic market 139.9 billion yen (±0%)
2. The domestic market of major equipment was as follows:
The following increased:
- Image processing systems 18.5 billion yen (+42%)
- MRI 18.5 billion yen (+7%)
- Nuclear medicine 4.9 billion yen (+5%)
On the other hand, the following decreased:
- X-ray 42.3 billion yen (-2%)
- CT 26.9 billion yen (-9%)
- Diagnostic ultrasound 18.0 billion yen (-9%)
- Related items and accessories 4.4 billion yen (-33%)
As a result, total diagnostic equipment
decreased to
133.5 billion yen (-1%)
The following Diagnostic X-ray increased:  
- Cardio & angio 7.5 billion yen (+16%)
- Mammography 1.7 billion yen (+ 4%)
- Mobile 1.0 billion yen (+61%)
The following decreased:
- General-purpose R/F 9.1 billion yen (-14%)
- General-purpose radiography 5.3 billion yen (-16%)
- Dental 1.7 billion yen (-11%)
As a results, 42.3 billion yen (-2%) decreased in total.

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3. The total production output decreased to 213.8 billion yen (-1%).
For major equipment, the following increased:
- X-ray 67.9 billion yen (+6%)
- MRI 18.6 billion yen (+21%)
- Image processing systems 17.5 billion yen (+37%)
The following decreased:
- CT 48.1 billion yen (-13%)
- Ultrasound 44.1 billion yen (-8%)
- Related items and accessories 12.9 billion yen (-17%)
- Therapeutic equipment 3.2 billion yen (-8%)
For the breakdown of X-ray, the following remained the same:
- General-purpose radiography 11.5 billion yen (±0%)
The following increased.
- Cardio & angio 7.3 billion yen (+15%)
- Mobile 2.7 billion yen (+50%)
- Mammography 0.8 billion yen (+54%)
On the contrary, the following decreased.
- General-purpose R/F 12.9 billion yen (-4%)
- Dental 2.8 billion yen (-12%)
4. The total exports decreased to 119.1 billion yen (-2%)..
For major equipment, the following increased.
- X-ray 34.1 billion yen (+21%)
- MRI 11.0 billion yen (+24%)
Contrarily, the following decreased.
- CT 30.9 billion yen (-20%)
- Ultrasound 31.3 billion yen (-4%)
- Related items and accessories 8.8 billion yen (-9%)
- Image processing systems 1.9 billion yen (-5%)
- Therapeutic equipment 1.1 billion yen (-17%)
For the breakdown of X-ray, the following increased:
- General-purpose radiography 6.6 billion yen (+25%)
- Cardio & angio 4.9 billion yen (+67%)
- General-purpose R/F 3.8 billion yen (+34%)
- Mobile 1.7 billion yen (+43%)
Contrarily, the following decreased:
-Dental 1.1 billion yen (-13%)

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5. The total imports remained the same to 45.3 billion yen (±0%).
For major equipment, the following increased.
-- MRI 10.9 billion yen (+2%)
-- Diagnostic X-ray 8.5 billion yen (+19%)
-- Diagnostic ultrasound 5.3 billion yen (+12%)
-- Nuclear-medicine 3.4 billion yen (+22%)
-- Image processing systems 2.9 billion yen (+25%)
-- Therapeutic equipment 4.3 billion yen (+4%)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
-- CT 9.7 billion yen (-25%)
-- Related items and accessories 0.3 billion yen (-55%)
For the breakdown of diagnostic X-ray, the following increased:
-- Cardio & angio 5.0 billion yen (+66%)
For the following decreased:
-- Mammography 0.9 billion yen (-16%)

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6.Summary

As mentioned above, in the domestic market from April through September of 2008, Image processing systems, MRI, Nuclear medicine and Therapeutic equipment increased, while X-ray, CT, Diagnostic ultrasound and Related items & accessories decreased. As a result, the total domestic market remained the same to 139.9 billion yen (±0%).

Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Systems
(production, exports, imports, domestic market)
 
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