A unique gamma camera and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging techniques are used in Nuclear Imaging Equipment.
The gamma camera captures and converts the energy emitted by
the radiotracer in your body into an image. The gamma camera does not emit any
radiation of its own. It has gamma camera heads, which are radiation detectors.
These are enclosed in metal and plastic and attached to a spherical,
donut-shaped gantry, commonly in the shape of a box. The patient is placed on
an exam table that slides between two parallel gamma camera heads that are
located above and below the patient. The gamma camera heads are sometimes
angled at a 90-degree angle over the patient's torso by the doctor.
The launch of new and sophisticated products, the expansion
of diagnostic imaging clinics and centers, advancements in radiotracers, and an
increase in the number of cancer and cardiac patients are all driving Nuclear
Imaging Equipment Market growth. However, in emerging nations,
constraints such as shorter half-lives of radiopharmaceuticals and high costs
of nuclear imaging equipment, combined with unfavorable reimbursement policies,
limit market expansion.
The market for nuclear imaging equipment is predicted to
develop as the prevalence of chronic diseases rises. According to the Centre
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's 2012 study, around 117
million people in the United States had at least one chronic health condition,
and one in every four adults had two or more chronic health disorders.
Furthermore, chronic diseases are predicted to account for around
three-quarters of all fatalities worldwide by 2020, according to the World
Health Organization (WHO). According to the WHO, Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD)
will account for 71% of these deaths, while stroke will account for 75%.