Global Medical Image Analytics Market to Reach $4.26 Billion by 2025

LONDON, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The medical image analytics is the science of solving and analyzing medical problems based on different imaging modalities such mammography, MRI, computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound, radiography X-Ray and combined modality, among others. Further, the primary purpose of medical image analysis is the extraction of meaningful information to support disease diagnosis and therapy.



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The software plays a vital role in medical image analytics. It is a program designed to perform specific task. It helps in analytics and interpretation of large volume of medical data and images.

A very vital function that medical software performs after the image has been acquired in digital form is the analysis of the acquired image to extract medically or clinically relevant information for diagnosis and treatment planning.

Software capable of performing these functions are known as medical image analytics software. These software can be a general purpose or designed for a specific medical application. The general purpose software can perform regular image processing application like segmentation, contouring and thresholding to make the region of interest more prominent and obvious as compared to the surrounding regions.

However, the medical image analytics software for specific applications are designed to perform detailed analysis of specific organs or organ systems as per the requirements of medical diagnosis. Such applications have been developed for cardiovascular system including the heart, for central and peripheral nervous system including the brain, for orthopedic and musculoskeletal systems, for nephrology, oncology and many other medical fields.

This research study includes an extensive analysis of the global medical image analytics market, by product, imaging modalities, application, end-user and geographical regions, allowing the researcher to develop a comprehensive outlook of the market. Each of these segments have been analyzed on the basis of their current and future market size, considering the macro and micro environmental factors.

The market report presents a detailed and investigative study of the entire market and provides a comprehensive insight into various forms of developments, trends and the key market participants. While highlighting the key driving and restraining forces for this dynamic market, the report also provides a comprehensive section on competitive landscape, market share analysis, competitive benchmarking, and the position of the competitors within the global medical image analytics market.

The following key questions have been addressed in the report:
• What are the major market drivers, challenges and opportunities of the global medical image analytics market?
• How the medical image analytics evolve and what is its scope in the future?
• What were the market shares of the leading segments and sub-segments of the global medical image analytics market in 2016 and what will be the shares in 2025?
• How will each segment of the global medical image analytics market grow during the forecast period and what will be the revenue generated by each of the segments by the end of 2025?
• How the market share of the leading companies changed in 2016 and which country will lead the market in 2017?
• How will the industry evolve during the forecast period between 2017 and 2025?
• What are the key developmental strategies implemented by the key players to stand out in this market?
• How the market has been segmented on the basis of product, imaging modality, application, end-user and region?
• Which product, imaging modality, application and end-user will dominate the global medical image analytics market by the end of the forecast period and which one will be growing at the highest CAGR during the forecast period 2017-2025?
• What will be the growth rate of different segments during the forecast period? Which is the leading segment by product, imaging modality, application, end-user and region?
• Who are the key players for the medical image analytics market?
• Which geographical region will lead the global medical image analytics market by the end of the forecast period?
• Which country is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period?

The key players which have significant contributions to the medical image analytics market are Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare, Hologic Inc., Toshiba Medical Corporation, Agfa Healthcare, Infinitt Healthcare, Media Cybernetics, MIM Software Inc., Philips Healthcare, Carestream Health, Aquilab, Hologic Inc., Neusoft Medical, Mirada Medical Ltd. and Dentsply Sirona, among others.

Executive Summary
The development of medical imaging during the past 30 years has been one of the greatest success stories in the history of medicine and applied sciences at large. The significant progress made in visualizing the anatomy and function of the human body and thereby empowering medical doctors to exclude, detect, characterize and eventually treat diseases, has revolutionized the medicine.

However, with millions of medical images generated each year represent an enormous challenge for healthcare organizations as they struggle to manage, access, analyse and interpret this colossal volume images while trying to reduce costs. In addition, this sheer burden of increasing volume of data and patient information, has substantially deteriorate the performance of hospitals and health systems across the globe.

Advances in healthcare IT technologies, computing power, faster networks and cheaper storage has revolutionized medical imaging over the recent past, allowing doctors to manage images, analyse, and interpret more easily and flexibly than in the last decade.

Computerized medical imaging analysis is one such advancement that have been the central focus in medical imaging in last few years. Medical image analysis has become a vital technology in high-tech applications in diagnostics and ubiquitous part of modern medical imaging systems and the related processes of clinical diagnosis and intervention. Recent advances in machine learning, especially with regard to deep learning, are helping to identify, classify, and quantify patterns in medical images.

Medical image analysis software application perform a vital role after the image has been acquired in digital form is the analysis of the acquired image to extract medically or clinically relevant information for diagnosis & treatment planning. It can be either for a general purpose or designed for any specific medical application area. The general purpose software can perform regular image processing applications such as segmentation, contouring and thresholding to make the region of interest more prominent and obvious as compared to the surrounding regions.

The medical image analytics software for specific applications are designed to perform a detailed analysis of specific organs or organ systems as per the requirements of medical diagnosis. Such application have been developed for cardiovascular system including the heart, for central and peripheral nervous system including the brain, for orthopedic and musculoskeletal systems, for nephrology, oncology and for several other medical fields.

The medical image analytics software are used for interpreting the medical images acquired for various application area such as cardiology, oncology, neurology, orthopedics, obstetrics & gynecology, dental and many others. Cancer is one of the leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally and according to World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new cases is expected to rise by about 70% over the next 2 decades.

Early detection requires an accurate and reliable diagnosis which should also be able to distinguish benign and malignant tumors. A good detection approach should produce both low false positive (FP) rate and false negative (FN) rate. For instance, mammography is the best detection method of breast cancer available today.

However, all kind of breast cancer can’t be detected by mammograms. In micro calcification cluster of breast cancer, the interpretations is very difficult. While in some dense tissues, and/ or skin thickening, MCCs areas are almost invisible to be seen by the examining radiologist. The sizes of micro calcification clusters (MCCs) are extremely tiny, typically in the range of 0.1mm- 1.0mm and the average is about 0.3mm, implying it can easily be overlooked by a radiologist. However, with the help of technologically advanced medical image analysis software the diagnosis are provided with high accuracy and specificity.

Similarly, neurological disorders are the most challenging to diagnose, manage and monitor due to the complex nervous system. Diagnosis of neurological diseases and their treatments demand high precision, dedication and experience. Neuroimaging with the help of had been witnessed as a potential tool for the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or indications.

Structural modalities such as computed tomography (CT) or the widely known magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and later functional imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provide unprecedented insight in the internals of the brain. However, the medical image analytical software aids the radiologists in a variety of methods that range from preprocessing of the images (just after acquisition) to advanced deep-learning algorithms to identify disease-related patterns.

Medical image analysis has great impacts on both clinical applications and scientific researches.

Recent progresses in deep learning have shed new light on medical image analysis by allowing discovering morphological and/or textural patterns in images solely from data. As machine learning methods have achieved the state-of-the-art performance over different medical applications, its use for further improvement can be the major step in the medical image analysis field. However, there are still unanswered challenges to universal implementation of image analysis solution, with the need to establish quality standards, reduction of errors, and interpretability.

The millions of medical images generated each year represent an enormous challenge for healthcare organizations as they struggle to manage, access, analyse, and interpret image records. The sheer number of images ordered by physicians has exploded in the past 15 years. One study showed that the number of MRI units more than doubled between 2000 and 2014, while the number of CT units grew more than 50 percent.

In addition, Medical image archives are increasing by 15 to 20 percent each year. It is projected that by 2020 there will be 5 billion medical images stored in the U.S. alone. The colossal growth in medical imaging will certainly boost the adoption of medical image analysis software in the coming days to reduce error, and processing time.

The product segment of the market comprises standalone software and integrated software. The standalone software acquired the highest market value in 2016 and growing at the CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period 2017-2025. This can be attributed to the advantages associated with standalone software such as high flexibility with user friendly interface to visualize, observe, evaluate and process medical image data from different modalities. However, integrated software is growing at the highest CAGR 7.9%. This can attributed to the compatibility of the integrated software with the imaging equipment, easy handling and fast processing properties and facility of interlinking the database and storing the images for further analysis.

The imaging modalities segment of the market comprises of mammography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), combined modality, ultrasound and radiographic X-ray, among others. The ultrasound segment constituted the highest market value in 2016 and growing at the CAGR of 5.6% during the forecast period 2017-2025. The growth can be attributed to the high adoption rate of ultrasound due to the significant advantages it provides such as precision in identifying the nature of lesion, low cost and lack of exposure to radiation. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is growing at the highest CAGR of 7.9% due to the forecast period 2017-2025. It can be attributed to the increasing adoption rate of MRI for diagnosing several diseases non-invasively and more accurately.

The application segment comprises of cardiology, oncology, neurology, orthopedics and obstetrics & gynecology, among others. The obstetrics & gynecology segment account for the highest market value in 2016 and growing at the CAGR of 4.6% during the forecast period 2017-2025. This can be attributed to the rising incidence rate of gynecology disorders globally such as fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding, endometriosis, urinary incontinence, hemorrhoids & vaginal infections and further continuous technological advancement in the imaging modalities and its software platform for diagnosis purposes. However, the dental application segment is growing at the highest CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period 2017-2025. This can be attributed to the increasing cases of oral diseases globally.

Dental caries and periodontal diseases have historically been considered the most important global oral health burdens.

The end user segment comprises of hospitals and diagnostic centers, among others. The hospitals segment constituted the highest market value in 2016.

The most important buyer of medical image analytics software are the hospitals which are significantly increasing in number. Growing disposable income, support of government in providing the favorable reimbursement policies to the end-users, are some of the factors which are further propelling the growth of this market. However, the diagnostics centers segment is growing at the highest CAGR of 8.8% during the forecast period 2017-2025. This can be attributed to the increasing adoption rate of technologically advanced medical image analytical software solutions across various diagnostic centers.

North America generated the highest market value in 2016. This can be attributed to the rising incidence of various types of chronic diseases, technological advancement in imaging equipment, increasing disposable income and support of government in enhancing the healthcare facilities and providing reimbursement policies for the end-users. However, RoW, comprising of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Israel, South Africa, Qatar, and UAE, among others, is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period 2017-2025 followed by Latin America, owing to the rising incidence rate of chronic diseases, increasing disposable income, and education on the importance of early screening by various governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in these regions

Countries Covered
• North America
• U.S.
• Canada
• Europe
• Germany
• U.K.
• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Turkey
• Russia
• Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific

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