MarketsandMarkets: Global Ultrasound Devices Market worth $8.1 Billion by 2017

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MarketsandMarkets: Global Ultrasound

Devices Market worth $8.1 Billion by 2017

PR Newswire

DALLAS, July 3, 2012

DALLAS

,

July 3, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

The "

Medical Diagnostic & Therapeutic Ultrasound Devices Market

(2012 - 2017) - Global Trends & Competitive Analysis

" report, published

by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), analyzes and

studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in

North

America

,

Europe

, APAC, and Rest of the World.

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Ultrasound Devices Market (2012 - 2017) - Global Trends &

Competitive Analysis".

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This report studies the medical diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound devices

market over the forecast period 2012 - 2017.

Ultrasound imaging has been used as a diagnostic tool since the 1940s in a

variety of applications, especially in the fields of cardiology, radiology, and

obstetrics & gynecology, and to a lesser extent in urology and musculoskeletal.

These applications constitute the conventional market for diagnostic ultrasound

devices. The technology has also found great use in general imaging and point-

of-care diagnostics, such as emergency medicine and anesthesia.

Ultrasound is one of the most affordable techniques of imaging and diagnosing

various anatomical abnormalities and structural deformities. Since it is a non-

invasive technique, it has been highly accepted by physicians, technicians and

considered as a treatment of choice by patients. It is one of the most

commonly used devices for monitoring pregnant women, along with the fetus.

The therapeutic applications of ultrasound, such as ablation, have been well

accepted by the medical community due to its efficacy and speed. High

Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is applied in ablation procedures that

involve the removal of unwanted biological tissue. The HIFU procedure, which

lasts up to 15-20 minutes, has been successfully applied for the removal of

uterine fibroids in women and treatment of prostate cancer. Another type of

therapeutic ultrasound technique is used in lithotripsy. Lithotripsy has been

used to treat bladder and kidney stones for the past few decades. Initially

pneumatic drills were used to break the stones; these lithotripters were

powered electrically and used invasively, and hence called intracorporeal

lithotripters. The advanced extracorporeal lithotripters, however, use high

intensity focused ultrasonic waves to break gall, bladder or kidney stones by

rupturing them into small pieces through shockwaves; the pieces then flow out

through the urethra or through biliary ducts.

The total medical

ultrasound devices market

is estimated to be valued at

$5.6 billion

in 2011 and predicted to reach

$8.1 billion

by 2017 at a CAGR of

6.2%. The most significant growth for the specialties segment was seen in

emergency medicine, anesthesiology and musculoskeletal applications. The

demand for point-of-care diagnostics has driven the market for the last 5 years

and is expected to be a prime driver for the forecast period.

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