The adoption of advanced technological innovations by vendors is contributing to the market growth of ultrasound equipment globally. For instance, Samsung developed WS80A series with Elite performance package, the first five-dimensional (5D) ultrasound equipment in the world. The product has become popular for fetus scan and women’s health, as well as assessing the fetus’ central nervous system and cardiac functioning.Extensive research in therapeutic ultrasound has led to the use of these equipment in new applications such as extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for minimally invasive urinary tract stones propulsion and high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate cancer ablation. Dornier MedTech's Dornier GEMINI for ESWL and Insightec’s Exablate system for HIFU are two popular ultrasound equipment for therapeutic purposes.The vendor focus on launching portable and compact ultrasound equipment have increased due to the growing end-user inclination toward technologically advanced,easy-to-use, and lightweight ultrasound equipment. Philips Healthcare’s Visiq, a tablet-sized interactive multi-touch ultrasound equipment with built-in Wi-Fi for data transfer to hospitals, claims to have an image resolution comparable to that of cartbased systems.The launch of point-of-care ultrasound devices has made them a part of not only emergency departments of hospitals but also of home care for patient onitoring.Signostics’ Uscan for bladder scan and Healcerion’s SONON 300C for sleep apnea monitoring are attracting end-users for home care diagnostics.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 8

Market overview 8

Top-vendor offerings 9

PART 03: Market research methodology 14

Research methodology 14

Economic indicators 14

PART 04: Introduction 15

Key market highlights 15

PART 05: Ultrasound: An overview 18

PART 06: Life span of medical equipment determined by

manufacturers 21

PART 07: Refurbishing process 22

PART 08: Regulatory outlines for refurbished medical

equipment 23

PART 09: Market landscape 24

Market overview 24

Market size and forecast 26

Five forces analysis 29

PART 10: Market segmentation by product type 30

PART 11: Stationary ultrasound equipment market 33

Market overview 33

Market size and forecast 33

PART 12: Portable ultrasound equipment market 35

Market overview 35

Market size and forecast 35

PART 13: Market segmentation by technology 37

Diagnostic ultrasound 38

Therapeutic ultrasound 41

PART 14: Market segmentation by application 42

Obstetrics and gynecology 42

Radiology 43

Cardiology 44

Others 45

PART 15: Market segmentation by end-user 48

Hospitals 48

Diagnostic centers 48

Homecare 49

Others 49

PART 16: Geographical segmentation 51

Ultrasound equipment market in Americas 51

Ultrasound equipment market in EMEA 54

Ultrasound equipment market in APAC 56

PART 17: Buying criteria 63

PART 18: Market drivers 65

Broader applications of ultrasound equipment 65

Advancements in image quality, volumetric ultrasound,

and new technologies 67

Growing demand for 3D and 4D ultrasound equipment 70

Focus on early diagnosis and preventive medicine 71

PART 19: Impact of drivers 73

PART 20: Market challenges 74

Growing end users' preference for refurbished

equipment 74

High initial set-up and maintenance cost 75

Entry barriers for new companies 75

Saturation in developed markets 76

PART 21: Impact of drivers and challenges 78

PART 22: Market trends 79

Growing demand for portable equipment 79

Emergence of 5D ultrasound imaging 80

Inclination toward home care 80

Application of ultrasound in new therapy areas 80

PART 23: Impact of trends 83

PART 24: Vendor landscape 84

PART 25: Key vendor analysis 89

GE Healthcare 89

Philips Healthcare 92

Siemens Healthineers 96

Hitachi Medical Systems 99

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation 103

FUJIFILM SonoSite 106

Other prominent vendors 110

PART 26: Appendix 113

List of abbreviations 113

PART 27: Explore Technavio 114