The growing potential of cardiac imaging applications, the scope for innovation in various new clinical applications, and the constant improvement in the speed of scans are three drivers of the European CT market.
A new study from market research firm Frost & Sullivan adds that the clinical application potential for CT has not yet been fully explored, because the technology has advanced so rapidly that clinical research has yet to catch up with it.
Currently, cardiac imaging and virtual colonoscopy are the most promising applications driving sales in the market.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 4, 2007
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