Top 10 Companies Involved in PET-CT Scanner

PET/CT is a new modality with integration of PET and CT systems. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is a scientific diagnostic technique that is used to analyze tissue metabolism. This technique makes use of an X-ray CT scanner and a PET scanner. The combination of PET-CT scan gives us the exact location of the organ's abnormal metabolic activity within the body and gives diagnostic accuracy. With a radioactive tracer, the patient is sprayed with a glucose solution, and the organs ingest the tracer and are thus diagnosed.

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The basis of PET imaging is the labeling of small, biologically important molecules, such as sugars, amino acids, nucleic acids, receptor-binding ligands, or even water and molecular oxygen, with positron-emitting radionuclides. When these positron-emitting tracers undergo radioactive decay, their positions can be detected by the PET scanner. By imaging the temporal distribution of these labeled compounds, we can create “physiologic maps” of the functions or processes relevant to the labeled molecules.

Positron emission tomography (PET) employing the radiopharmaceutical fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), an analogue of glucose that has a high rate of uptake in a wide range of tumors, is an accurate functional imaging technique in the diagnosis, staging, restaging, and therapeutic monitoring of many common cancers.

The study provides a detailed overview of the industry including both qualitative and quantitative information. It provides overview and forecast of the global PET-CT Scanner Device industry based on various segments. It also provides industry size and forecast estimates from year 2017 to 2027 with respect to five major regions, namely; North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA) and South & Central America. The PET-CT Scanner Device industry by each region is later sub-segmented by respective countries and segments. The report covers analysis and forecast of 18 countries globally along with current trend and opportunities prevailing in the region.

Companies Profiles in this Study

- Toshiba Corporation
- General Electric Co.
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Shimadzu Corporation
- Siemens AG
- PerkinElmer, Inc.
- Positron Corporation
- Yangzhou Kindsway Biotech Co. Ltd
- Mediso Ltd