January 31, 2012 - Reversing a five-year decline, sales of
PET scanners rose in 2010 in the U.S., although the
modality continued to struggle internationally. Better
things are on the horizon, however, as worldwide PET sales
are expected to hit $1.7 billion by 2018, according to a
new market research report.
The study, authored by Marvin Burns, president of Bio-Tech
Systems, found that total U.S. sales volume of new PET
systems, refurbished units, and PET/MRI scanners increased
by 22% to $284 million in 2010, compared with $232.2
million in 2009.
According to Bio-Tech Systems' historical data, total
sales volume in the U.S. cratered at $232.2 million in
2009, which is less than half of the total sales volume of
$492.7 million in 2005.
The slump, however, may still linger a tad longer in the
international arena. Worldwide total sales volume showed a
third consecutive year of decline in 2010, slipping 5% to
$439.7 million, compared with $464.3 million in 2009.
Global total sales volume peaked at $553.9 million in 2007.
But things should start looking up soon, the report
predicts. Manufacturers took orders for 178 PET systems in
the U.S. in 2010, while international orders totaled 260
systems in 2010, as uncertainties over reimbursement and
excess capacity seemed less of an issue than in previous
years.
