Ultrasound Systems - South America Analysis And Market Forecasts

1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 1
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 7
2 Introduction 13
2.1 Catalyst 13
2.2 Related Reports 13
2.3 Technology Overview 14
2.3.1 A-Mode 16
2.3.2 2D Ultrasound 16
2.3.3 M-Mode 17
2.3.4 Doppler Mode 17
2.3.5 3D Ultrasound 18
2.3.6 Real-Time 3D/4D Ultrasound 19
3 Market Access 19
3.1 Reimbursement 19
3.1.1 South America 24
3.2 Regulatory Issues/Recalls 26
3.3 M&A/Key Partnerships 28
4 Unmet Needs 29
4.1 Overview 29
4.2 Instrumentation Improvement 30
4.3 Inter-Instrument Variability 31
4.4 Ultrasound Remains Significantly Operator-Dependent 32
5 Competitive Assessment 34
5.1 Major Players 34
5.1.1 GE Healthcare Limited 34
5.1.2 Siemens Healthcare GmbH 37
5.1.3 Philips Healthcare 39
5.1.4 Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation 42
5.1.5 Analogic Corporation 44
5.1.6 Esaote S.p.A. 47
5.1.7 Fujifilm Holdings Corporation 49
5.1.8 Hitachi, Ltd. 52
5.1.9 Mindray Medical International Limited 55
5.1.10 Samsung Medison Co. Ltd. 58
5.2 Pipeline Products Assessment 61
5.3 Clinical Trials 63
5.4 Company Share Analysis 66
5.4.1 South America 72
6 Market Outlooks 73
6.1 Procedure Trends 73
6.1.1 Growing Clinical Role of Ultrasound Elastography 73
6.1.2 Contrast Ultrasound Imaging to Foster Growth 75
6.1.3 Gaining Popularity of Portable Ultrasound Systems 78
6.1.4 Newer Applications for Diagnostic Ultrasound on the Horizon 80
6.1.5 Fusion Imaging 80
6.2 Market Drivers and Barriers 81
6.2.1 Driver: Rising Prevalence of Diseases 81
6.2.2 Driver: Escalating Global Population 81
6.2.3 Driver: Increased Demand for Cost-Effective Quality Healthcare 82
6.2.4 Driver: Newer Technologies to Drive the Growth of the Market 83
6.2.5 Driver: Increased Consciousness Regarding Radiation Dose 83
6.2.6 Driver: Compact Systems to Drive Growth 84
6.2.7 Driver: Expanding Use of Ultrasound by Non-Radiologists 85
6.2.8 Driver: Steady Reimbursement and Other Government Funding 86
6.2.9 Driver: Population-Based Screening Applications Using Diagnostic Ultrasound 86
6.2.10 Barrier: Shortage of Dedicated Ultrasound Technologists 87
6.2.11 Barrier: Less Monetary Incentive to Use Ultrasound in Comparison with Other Techniques 88
6.2.12 Barrier: Lifestyle-Related Diseases May Tip the Scales 89
6.2.13 Barrier: Reduced Hospital Budgets 91
6.2.14 Barrier: Availability of Venture Capital? 91
6.3 Market Outlooks by Segment 93
6.3.1 By Region 95
6.4 Market Outlooks by Geography 102
6.4.1 South America 119
7 Appendix 124
7.1 Data Book 124
7.1.1 Market Value 124
7.1.2 Market Volume 131
7.2 Bibliography 138
7.3 Abbreviations 141
7.4 Methodology 143
7.4.1 Overview 143
7.4.2 Coverage 143
7.4.3 Secondary Research 143
7.5 Forecasting Methodology 144
7.6 Primary Research Efforts 144
7.7 About the Authors 144
7.7.1 Tina Deng, MSc, MBS, Analyst, Medical Devices 144
7.7.2 Sarah Janer, Analyst - Medical Devices 145
7.7.3 Linda Tian, MSc, Managing Analyst, Medical Devices 145
7.7.4 Tyler Fletcher, Global Head of Medical Devices 145
7.8 About GlobalData 146
7.9 Contact Us 146
7.10 Disclaimer 146

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: South America Company Share for Ultrasound Systems, 2016 73
Figure 2: South America Ultrasound Systems Market Forecast ($m), 2014-2023 100
Figure 3: South America Market Value Forecast for Ultrasound Systems by Geography, $m, 2014-2023 120

SECONDARY RESEARCH
Secondary Research Information is collected from a number of publicly available as well as paid databases. Public sources involve publications by different associations and governments, annual reports and statements of companies, white papers and research publications by recognized industry experts and renowned academia etc. Paid data sources include third party authentic industry databases.

PRIMARY RESEARCH
Once data collection is done through secondary research, primary interviews are conducted with different stakeholders across the value chain like manufacturers, distributors, ingredient/input suppliers, end customers and other key opinion leaders of the industry. Primary research is used both to validate the data points obtained from secondary research and to fill in the data gaps after secondary research.

MARKET ENGINEERING
The market engineering phase involves analyzing the data collected, market breakdown and forecasting. Macroeconomic indicators and bottom-up and top-down approaches are used to arrive at a complete set of data points that give way to valuable qualitative and quantitative insights. Each data point is verified by the process of data triangulation to validate the numbers and arrive at close estimates.

EXPERT VALIDATION
The market engineered data is verified and validated by a number of experts, both in-house and external.

REPORT WRITING/ PRESENTATION
After the data is curated by the mentioned highly sophisticated process, the analysts begin to write the report. Garnering insights from data and forecasts, insights are drawn to visualize the entire ecosystem in a single report.