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Market Review:
Domestic Market Trend of Diagnostic Imaging and therapeutic Systems
from April 2011 through September 2011

Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy Systems
(production, exports, imports, domestic market)

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Review of the 1st Half (April to September) 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.
- Production 173.7 billion yen (- 7 %)
- Export 84.1 billion yen (- 7 %)
- Import 50.1 billion yen (- 2 %)
Total domestic market 139.7 billion yen (- 5 %)
2. The domestic market of major equipment was as follows.
For major equipment the following increased:
- Diagnostic ultrasound 20.6 billion yen (+ 10 %)
- MRI 19.7 billion yen (+ 2 %)
- Nuclear medicine 6.5 billion yen (+ 28 %)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- X-ray 39.9 billion yen (- 2 %)
- CT 29.0 billion yen (- 11 %)
- Image processing systems 16.6 billion yen (- 17 %)
- Related items & accessories 2.9 billion yen (- 15 %)
 
Total diagnostic equipment decreased to 135.9 billion yen (- 3 %)
Therapy systems significantly decreased to 3.8 billion yen (- 40 %).
 
For X-ray system, following increased.
- Cardio and angio 9.1 billion yen (+ 14 %)
- General-purpose R/F 8.7 billion yen (+ 4 %)
- Mobile 0.9 billion yen (+ 12 %)
On the other hand, the following decreased.
- General-purpose Radiography 5.5 billion yen (- 4 %)
- Mammography 2.1 billion yen (- 8 %)
- Dental 1.9 billion yen (- 31 %)
Newly established subdivision from January 2010,
arm type X ray CT in CT was 2.8 billion yen (- 2 %)
HCU system in Diagnostic ultrasound was 2.5 billion yen (+ 14 %)

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3. The total production output decreased to 173.7 billion yen (- 7 %).
For major equipment, the following increased:
- Nuclear medicine 2.0 billion yen (+ 145%)
On the other hand, the following increased:
- X-ray 56.9 billion yen (- 4 %)
- CT 43.4 billion yen (- 3 %)
- Diagnostic ultrasound 32.7 billion yen (- 4 %)
- Image processing systems 15.0 billion yen (- 21 %)
- MRI 14.5 billion yen (- 12 %)
- Related items & accessories 8.1 billion yen (- 20 %)
 
Total diagnostic equipment decreased to 172.8 billion yen (- 6 %)
Therapy systems decreased to 0.9 billion yen (- 52 %).
4. The total exports decreased to 84.1 billion yen (- 7 %).
For major equipment, the following increased:
- X-ray 26.3 billion yen (- 3 %)
- Diagnostic ultrasound 20.4 billion yen (- 3 %)
- CT 12.2 billion yen (- 7 %)
- MRI 7.8 billion yen (- 21 %)
- Related items & accessories 5.1 billion yen (- 24 %)
- Image processing systems 1.0 billion yen (- 44 %)
 
Total diagnostic equipment decreased to 83.9 billion yen (- 7 %)

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5. The total imports decreased to 50.1 billion yen (- 2 %).
For major equipment, the following increased.
- MRI 13.0 billion yen (+ 2 %)
- X-ray 9.3 billion yen (+ 9 %)
- Diagnostic ultrasound 8.3 billion yen (+ 45 %)
- Nuclear medicine 4.8 billion yen (+ 7 %)
On the other hand, the following decreased:
- CT 8.6 billion yen (- 24 %)
- Image processing equipment 2.6 billion yen (- 4 %)
Total diagnostic equipment decreased to 47.0 billion yen (+ 2 %)
In addition, Therapy systems increased to 3.1 billion yen (-37 %)

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6.Summary

The domestic market from April through September in 2011 decreased as the entire market with 139.7 billion yen (-5%) as shown in the above. Nuclear medicine, MRI, Diagnostic ultrasound increased while Diagnostic X-ray, CT, Image processing systems, Related items and accessories and Therapy systems decreased.
The number of the major equipment systems, diagnostic X-ray system: 4,727 (-20%), CT: 902 (+3%), Nuclear medicine: 73 (+-0%), included PET: 15 (-6%), MRI: 227 (+-0%), Diagnostic ultrasound 4,772 (+24%) and Therapy system: 79 (-25%).
Newly established subdivision from January 2010, arm type X ray CT in CT was 255 and HCU system in Diagnostic ultrasound was 943.

Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Systems
(production, exports, imports, domestic market)
 
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