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Market Review:
Domestic Market Trend of Diagnostic Imaging and therapeutic Systems
from October to December 2011

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

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Review of the 4th Quarter (October to December) of 2011

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

1. The total amount of medical imaging systems was as follows.
- Production 78.9 billion yen (-7%)
- Export 43.6 billion yen (-11%)
- Import 33.4 billion yen (+1%)
Total domestic market 68.8 billion yen (-1%)
2. The domestic market of major equipment was as follows:
The following increased.
- MRI 12.6 billion yen (+24%)
- Diagnostic ultrasound 10.1 billion yen (+10%)
- Nuclear medicine 2.8 billion yen (+19%)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- X-ray 19.0 billion yen (-3%)
- CT 14.1 billion yen (-6%)
- Image processing systems 6.1 billion yen (-17%)
- Related items & accessories 1.6 billion yen (-21%)
- Therapeutic systems 2.5 billion yen (-26%)
Total diagnostic equipment 66.3 billion yen (-1%)
For X-ray, the following increased.
- General-purpose R/F 3.3 billion yen (+3%)
- General-purpose Radiography 2.6 billion yen (+8%)
- Mammography 1.2 billion yen (+2%)
- Dental 0.9 billion yen (+21%)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- Cardio & angio 5.2 billion yen (-3%)
- Mobile 0.4 billion yen (-6%)

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3. The total production output decreased to 78.9 billion yen (-7%).
For major equipment, the following increased.
- MRI 7.5 billion yen (+14%)
- Nuclear medicine 1.0 billion yen (+98%)
- Therapeutic systems 0.6 billion yen (+334%)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- X-ray 25.8 billion yen (-9%)
- CT 18.8 billion yen (-13%)
- Diagnostic ultrasound 15.8 billion yen (-4%)
- Image processing systems 5.2 billion yen (-10%)
- Related items & accessories 4.3 billion yen (-22%)
For X-ray, the following increased.
- Mammography 1.4 billion yen (+6%)
- Mobile 1.0 billion yen (+2%)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- Cardio and angio 2.8 billion yen (-20%)
- General-purpose Radiography 6.2 billion yen (-8%)
- Dental X-ray 1.3 billion yen (-17%)
4. The total exports decreased to 43.6 billion yen (-11%).
For major equipment, the following increased.
- Nuclear medicine 0.2 billion yen (+297%)
- Therapeutic systems 0.1 billion yen (+43%)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- X-ray 13.2 billion yen (-11%)
- CT 11.4 billion yen (-16%)
- MRI 4.7 billion yen (-2%)
- Diagnostic ultrasound 10.7 billion yen (-6%)
- Image processing systems 0.5 billion yen (-20%)
- Related items & accessories 2.7 billion yen (-24%)
For X-ray, the following increased.
- Mobile 0.6 billion yen (+4%)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- General-purpose R/F 1.5 billion yen (-6%)
- Cardio and angio 1.9 billion yen (-10%)
- General-purpose Radiography 3.9 billion yen (-17%)
- Mammography 0.8 billion yen (-10%)
- Dental X-ray 0.4 billion yen (-6%)

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5. The total imports slightly increased to 33.4 billion yen (+1%).
For major equipment, the following increased.
- X-ray 6.4 billion yen (+6%)
- MRI 9.9 billion yen (+16%)
- Diagnostic ultrasound 5.0 billion yen (+24%)
- Nuclear medicine 2.0 billion yen (+6%)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- CT 6.7 billion yen (-4%)
- Image processing equipment 1.4 billion yen (-36%)
- Related items and accessories 0.02 billion yen (-98%)
- Therapeutic systems 2.0 billion yen (-40%)
For X-ray, the following increased.  
- Cardio and angio 4.2 billion yen (+9%)
6.Summary

In the domestic market in the 4th Quarter (October to December) of 2011, MRI, Ultrasound and Nuclear medicine increased, while X-ray, CT, Image processing equipment, related items & accessories and Therapeutic systems decreased. As a result, the total market slightly decreased to 68.8 billion yen (-1%).
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