Technology advances drive MRI imaging scanner market

摘要

SAN ANTONIO – Technological break-throughs will help the MRI imaging scan-ner market weather the economic down-turn, according to industry analysts atmarket research firm Frost & Sullivan.The analysts examined low-field (<1.5 T),mid-field (1.5 T) and high-field (3 T) MRIscanning technology for a report titledNorth American Magnetic Resonance Im-aging Scanners Market, which was pub-lished in December 2008. Vendors are in-vesting in the marketing of new technolo-gies that are designed to streamline theclinical work flow and expedite patientthroughput. These efforts have helped theindustry to post a single-digit growth ratein 2008, countering a trend in decliningsales, according to the analysts.