Mobile Gamma Cameras Market

Introduction

Mobile gamma camera is a portable version of the stationary gamma or angler camera used for nuclear imaging. Nuclear imaging involves injecting a radio nucleotide in the body or organ under study and record the resulting radioactivity by scanning with a gamma camera. Nuclear imaging is performed owing to its better resolution and selectivity than non-nuclear imaging such as MRI and ultrasound.

The mobile gamma camera types include single, dual and triple head and handheld mobile gamma camera. Single head mobile gamma camera are used mostly for organ-specific scanning such as cardiac and renal applications owing to their smaller field of view. Dual and triple head mobile gamma cameras are used for all purposes including whole body scanning owing to their faster scanning speed, greater resolution, sensitivity, selectivity and larger field of view. Handheld mobile gamma camera is a portable and highly miniturized version with limited functionality.

The single head mobile gamma camera has traditionally held the largest market share owing to its lower cost. However there is a definite trend in favor of dual head gamma cameras owing to their higher resolution, sensitivity and lower scanning times. They also result in lower exposure to radionucleotides owing to their faster scanning speed.

In terms of revenue, the global mobile gamma camera market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 4.8% during the forecast period and is expected to be valued at US$ 75.2 Mn by the end of the forecast period. Asia Pacific is expected to witness siginificant growth in the global mobile gamma camera market, dominated by Japan, Australia and New Zealand and China.

The global mobile gamma camera market is segmented into seven major regions, namely North America, Western Europe, Eatern Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of world. In terms of value, North America is expected to be the dominant regional market for mobile gamma camera by 2028 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 4.6% over the forecast period. Europe and Asia Pacific are expected to be the fast-growing markets in terms of revenue in the global mobile gamma camera market, registering CAGRs of 4.7% and 6.3%, respectively, over the forecast period. The rest of the world mobile gamma camera market is dominated by the gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait owing to their high healthcare expenditure and per capita income.

Technology gains is the large market opportunity for ther mobile gamma camera market. The development of solid state detector and high selectivity and specific radio nucleotides specialised for organ-specific scanning is expected to drive the adoption of mobile gamma cameras. The support to nuclear medicine and imaging by the governments of different countries is the other factors expected to boost the growth of the market for mobile gamma camera. Demographic drivers include the ageing of the world population and the growing healthcare expenditure around the world.