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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: |
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| - 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. |
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%) |
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%) |
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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