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                      | Market Review:Domestic Market Trend of Diagnostic Imaging and therapeutic Systems
 from October to December 2011
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                      | Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Systems(production, exports, imports, domestic market)
 
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                      | Review of the 4th Quarter (October to December) of 2011  |  
                      |  The percentage in ( ) refers to the increase or decline over the previous year.1. The total amount of medical imaging systems was as follows. 
                            2. The domestic market of major equipment was as follows:
                              
                                | - Production | 78.9 billion yen (-7%) |  
                                | - Export | 43.6 billion yen (-11%) |  
                                | - Import | 33.4 billion yen (+1%) |  
                                | Total domestic market | 68.8 billion yen (-1%) |  
                            3. The total production output decreased to 78.9 billion yen (-7%).
                              
                                | The following increased. |  
                                | - MRI | 12.6 billion yen (+24%) |  
                                | - Diagnostic ultrasound | 10.1 billion yen (+10%) |  
                                | - Nuclear medicine | 2.8 billion yen (+19%) |  
                                | On the other hand, the following decreased. |  
                                | - X-ray | 19.0 billion yen (-3%) |  
                                | - CT | 14.1 billion yen (-6%) |  
                                | - Image processing systems | 6.1 billion yen (-17%) |  
                                | - Related items & accessories | 1.6 billion yen (-21%) |  
                                | - Therapeutic systems | 2.5 billion yen (-26%) |  
                                | Total diagnostic equipment | 66.3 billion yen (-1%) |  
                                | For X-ray, the following increased. |  
                                | - General-purpose R/F | 3.3 billion yen (+3%) |  
                                | - General-purpose Radiography | 2.6 billion yen (+8%) |  
                                | - Mammography | 1.2 billion yen (+2%) |  
                                | - Dental | 0.9 billion yen (+21%) |  
                                | On the other hand, the following decreased. |  
                                | - Cardio & angio | 5.2 billion yen (-3%) |  
                                | - Mobile | 0.4 billion yen (-6%) |  
                            4. The total exports decreased to 43.6 billion yen (-11%).
                              
                                | For major equipment, the following increased. |  
                                | - MRI | 7.5 billion yen (+14%) |  
                                | - Nuclear medicine | 1.0 billion yen (+98%) |  
                                | - Therapeutic systems | 0.6 billion yen (+334%) |  
                                | On the other hand, the following decreased. |  
                                | - X-ray | 25.8 billion yen (-9%) |  
                                | - CT | 18.8 billion yen (-13%) |  
                                | - Diagnostic ultrasound | 15.8 billion yen (-4%) |  
                                | - Image processing systems | 5.2 billion yen (-10%) |  
                                | - Related items & accessories | 4.3 billion yen (-22%) |  
                                | For X-ray, the following increased. |  
                                | - Mammography | 1.4 billion yen (+6%) |  
                                | - Mobile | 1.0 billion yen (+2%) |  
                                | On the other hand, the following decreased. |  
                                | - Cardio and angio | 2.8 billion yen (-20%) |  
                                | - General-purpose Radiography | 6.2 billion yen (-8%) |  
                                | - Dental X-ray | 1.3 billion yen (-17%) |  
                            5. The total imports slightly increased to 33.4 billion yen (+1%).
                              
                                | For major equipment, the following increased. |  
                                | - Nuclear medicine | 0.2 billion yen (+297%) |  
                                | - Therapeutic systems | 0.1 billion yen (+43%) |  
                                | On the other hand, the following decreased. |  
                                | - X-ray | 13.2 billion yen (-11%) |  
                                | - CT | 11.4 billion yen (-16%) |  
                                | - MRI | 4.7 billion yen (-2%) |  
                                | - Diagnostic ultrasound | 10.7 billion yen (-6%) |  
                                | - Image processing systems | 0.5 billion yen (-20%) |  
                                | - Related items & accessories | 2.7 billion yen (-24%) |  
                                | For X-ray, the following increased. |  
                                | - Mobile | 0.6 billion yen (+4%) |  
                                | On the other hand, the following decreased. |  
                                | - General-purpose R/F | 1.5 billion yen (-6%) |  
                                | - Cardio and angio | 1.9 billion yen (-10%) |  
                                | - General-purpose Radiography | 3.9 billion yen (-17%) |  
                                | - Mammography | 0.8 billion yen (-10%) |  
                                | - Dental X-ray | 0.4 billion yen (-6%) |  
                            6.Summary
                              
                                | For major equipment, the following increased. |  
                                | - X-ray | 6.4 billion yen (+6%) |  
                                | - MRI | 9.9 billion yen (+16%) |  
                                | - Diagnostic ultrasound | 5.0 billion yen (+24%) |  
                                | - Nuclear medicine | 2.0 billion yen (+6%) |  
                                | On the other hand, the following decreased. |  
                                | - CT | 6.7 billion yen (-4%) |  
                                | - Image processing equipment | 1.4 billion yen (-36%) |  
                                | - Related items and accessories | 0.02 billion yen (-98%) |  
                                | - Therapeutic systems | 2.0 billion yen (-40%) |  
                                | For X-ray, the following increased. |  |  
                                | - Cardio and angio | 4.2 billion yen (+9%) |  
                            In the domestic market in the 4th Quarter (October to December) of 2011, MRI, Ultrasound and Nuclear medicine increased, while X-ray, CT, Image processing equipment, related items & accessories and Therapeutic systems decreased. As a result, the total market slightly decreased to 68.8 billion yen (-1%)..
 Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Systems Market in JapanTrends in the Last Five Years by Modality
 
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