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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nuclear Medicine in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Gamma Cameras, and PET Scanners. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2010 through 2018. A six-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 43 companies including many key and niche players such as Digirad Corporation, GE Healthcare Plc, Phillips Healthcare, Inc., Positron Corporation, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1 Disclaimers I-2 Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2 Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3 Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3 Gamma Cameras I-3 PET Scanners I-4

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK II-1 Market Snapshots II-1 Nuclear Medicine - An Introduction II-1 Market Witnesses Turbulent Times in Recent Past II-2 Isotope Supply Shock - A Major Factor for Market Decline II-2 Market Rebounds; Brighter Prospects Ahead II-2 Growth Drivers in a Nutshell II-3 Current and Future Analysis II-3 Emerging Markets to Drive Growth; US Still in Spotlight II-4 Susceptibility to Cardiac Disease, Brain Disorders and Cancers Influence Procedure Volumes II-4 Minimal Impact of Recession on the Medical Contrast Media Market II-4

2. TRENDS AND ISSUES II-5 Global Technetium Shortage Eased II-5 Market Shifts to Hybrid Imaging II-5 PET Eats its Way into Conventional Gamma Camera Market II-6 PET-MRI Emerging as a Promising Standard for Imaging Soft Tissue Contrast II-6 High Costs - A Major Threat for Market Growth II-6 Technology Innovations Promise Bright Prospects II-7 New Innovations in the Nuclear Medicine Device Market II-7 SPECT/CT Scanners Drive Nuclear Medicine Equipment Market in North America II-7 Global Nuclear Medicine Market - Historic Statistics II-8 Table 1: Global Gamma Cameras Market (2006): Installed Based in Units by Select Country - USA, Japan, Canada, and UK (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8

Table 2: Global PET Scanners Market (2006): Installed Base in Units by Select Country - USA, Europe, Japan, Germany, Canada, UK, France, Italy, and Belgium (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8

3. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE II-9 Competition Overview in Nuclear Medicine Market II-9 Table 3: Leading Players in the Global Gamma Camera Market (2010 & 2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Philips Healthcare, Siemens Healthcare, GE Healthcare, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-9

Table 4: Leading Players in the Global PET Scanner Market (2010 & 2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Siemens Healthcare, GE Healthcare, Philips Healthcare and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-10 Leading Players in the Worldwide Nuclear Medicine Market: A Completive Analysis II-11

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