| The Picture Archiving and Communication System | | | | custom research and consulting for over 30 |
| (PACS) market has grown considerably over the | | | | Fortune 500 companies and numerous large and |
| past few years; from providing independent | | | | mid-sized companies. |
| imaging solutions to becoming an integrated | | | | |
| platform that caters to all modalities across all | | | | 1.Introduction |
| departments. There has been a significant | | | | 1.1 Market Overview |
| increase in both the number of providers seeking | | | | 2.Geographic Segmentation |
| PACS solutions as well as the vendors offering | | | | 2.1 Picture Archiving and Communication System |
| solutions in the community hospital market. Large | | | | Market in Americas |
| educational institutions, hospitals, and imaging | | | | 2.2 Picture Archiving and Communication System |
| centers are the three segments that use PACS. | | | | Market in APAC |
| While traditionally PACS is being used by big | | | | 2.3 Picture Archiving and Communication System |
| hospitals and large university institutions, new | | | | Market in EMEA |
| segments such as smaller community hospitals, | | | | 3.Trends |
| outpatient imaging centers and physicians' offices | | | | 4.Drivers |
| are digitizing their operations with the help of | | | | 5.Challenges |
| PACS. Therefore, PACS vendors are aiming at | | | | 6.Vendors |
| this relatively untapped market. | | | | Picture Archiving and Communication System |
| The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the | | | | vendors |
| size of the Global Picture Archiving and | | | | 6.1 GE |
| Communication System Market over the period | | | | 6.2 Philips |
| 2008-2012. It segments the market into various | | | | 6.3 Amicas |
| geographic regions (representing the market size | | | | 6.4 Siemens |
| for each of these regions). Further, it discusses | | | | 6.5 Agfa |
| the key market trends, drivers and challenges of | | | | 7.Other Reports in this Series |
| the Global Picture Archiving and Communication | | | | List of Exhibits |
| System Market, and profiles some of the key | | | | Exhibit 1.1: Global PACS Market Size and Forecast |
| vendors of this market. | | | | 2008-2012 (in $ million) |
| TechNavio Insights is a set of reports based on | | | | Exhibit 2.1: Global PACS Market by Geography - |
| TechNavio – a market intelligence platform for | | | | 2008 |
| the IT industry. It builds on the intelligence | | | | Exhibit 2.2: Americas PACS Market Size |
| available within TechNavio, and leverages on the | | | | 2008-2012 (in $ million) |
| custom research experience of the 'Technology | | | | Exhibit 2.3: APAC PACS Market Size 2008-2012 (in |
| Navigators'. TechNavio is built on years of | | | | $ million) |
| experience of Infiniti Research in deep dive | | | | Exhibit 2. |