Medical Imaging Blog

Mammography Equipment Market Projected to Grow to $585 Million by 2015

Jan 19

The US mammography equipment market is forecast to grow by 3.6% a year to reach nearly $585 million in 2015, according to a recent report from GlobalData.

Driving the growth of the mammography equipment market are:

1. Technology advancements

2. Increased public awareness

3. Highly efficient digital technology

4. Low dosage featured in digital equipment

5. Increased use of digital mammography equipment

The report, “US Mammography Equipment Market: Product Innovations to Drive Growth,” found that the Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) equipment segment contributes the largest amount of revenue in the overall mammography equipment market. FFDM accounted for 95% of all revenue in 2008.

Moreover, the study found demand for digital mammography from both patients and clinics has increased significantly, following the 2005 results of the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST). The DMIST, conducted by the National Cancer Institute, concluded that the accuracy of digital mammography is significantly higher than film-based mammography – particularly with women under 50 and those with extremely dense breasts.

As an increasing number of radiology departments realize the benefits of integrating digital mammography into their diagnostic imaging workflow, these projected numbers may grow even further. Those benefits include:

Single view of a patient
Reduced workflow disruption
Improved resource utilization
Integration to Radiology Information System (RIS)
Enterprise-wide communication with Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)

Has your healthcare organization integrated digital mammography into the diagnostic imaging workflow?

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