Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Market

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Market Overview

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Market Insights

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound also known as CEUS, is an ultrasound which use gas filled micro bubbles for the improved visualize blood vessels and organs in the pelvis and abdomen regions such as liver, spleen pancreas, bowel, kidney and bladder. Small amount of contrast agent which is made of gas filled microbubbles is inserted via intravenous route into the body before the ultrasound imaging. Contrast agents are classified either as the first or second generation agents which depends on the gas within the microbubbles. First generation agents required high mechanical index techniques while in the second generation contrast agents low mechanical index technique enables continuous scanning. With the introduction of various contrast agents have a significant impact on the utilization of diagnostic ultrasound in clinical applications. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound agents have dramatically improved the sensitivity and specificity of the current diagnosis and have a huge potential to expand in the already broad range of ultrasound applications.

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Market Dynamics

Future developments including the continued modification of ultrasound for enhanced properties of contrast agents increase the capability of agents which further improve the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound imaging systems which further drive the contrast-enhanced ultrasound market. Growing use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the various clinical applications such as in cardiac and hepatic imaging will create huge potential in the overall contrast-enhanced ultrasound market.

However, lack of use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in many clinical application at present and lack of awareness among the under developing countries might hinder the growth of contrast-enhanced ultrasound market.

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Overview

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound have dramatically improved the sensitivity and specificity of the current diagnosis. Further improvement in the imaging techniques coupled with the novel development of contrast agents will further spur the contrast-enhanced ultrasound market in the near future. Undergoing clinical trial for the development of new techniques to meet the demand of rapid expanding field of imaging will drive the global market for contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound are easy to use, are less expensive and does not use any radiation which further create more advantage driving the market of contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Region-wise Outlook

The North America is expected to contribute to a second largest share in the global contrast-enhanced ultrasound market owing to growing FDA approval and increasing adoption of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the US. For instance, in 2016, LUMASON (sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres) for injectable suspension, manufactured by Bracco Diagnostics Inc. for intravenous use was the first approval by U.S. food and drug administration for contrast enhanced ultrasonography of the liver. Europe is expected to contribute major share in the global contrast-enhanced ultrasound market owing to growing utilization in the cardiac and abdominal imaging. Further new imaging technologies capable of characterizing kidney anatomy and physiology have recently garnered increased attention as potential innovative diagnostic tools for various application which drive the Europe market for contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Asia Pacific market is mainly driven due to advance in ultrasound, low cost and patient tolerability. Rising focus on adoption of new therapy and increased use owing to huge patient pool in emerging economies such as India, ASEAN countries is expected to drive the contrast-enhanced ultrasound market. China is expected to register rapid growth in the contrast-enhanced ultrasound Latin America and Middle East & Africa market is expected to slow growth in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound market, due to low adoption of contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Key Players

Some of the key players present in the global contrast-enhanced ultrasound market are

• Trivitron Healthcare
• Bracco Diagnostic Inc.
• Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• BK Medical Holding Company, Inc.
• Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.,
• GE Healthcare
• Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
• Acusphere, Inc

The report covers exhaustive analysis on,

• Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound market Segments
• Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound market Dynamics
• Historical Actual Market Size, 2012 – 2016
• Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound market Size & Forecast 2016 to 2024
• Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound market Current Trends/Issues/Challenges
• Competition & Companies involved
• Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound market Drivers and Restraints

Regional analysis includes

• North America
• Latin America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific Excluding China
• China
• Middle East & Africa

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Segmentation

The global contrast-enhanced ultrasound market is segmented on basis of type, application, end user, and geography.