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Future Outlook for Common IT Platforms - Radiology and Cardiology
Frost & Sullivan, Dec 2010, Pages: 61
This research service provides a comprehensive analysis on the future outlook for common IT platforms for radiology and cardiology. It includes an analysis of the challenges affecting the industry, factors driving and restraining the growth of integrated solutions for radiology and cardiology. It also provides detail on opportunities that market participants can look forward to the future. The report focuses on the future of PACS and its convergence in cardiology. The research service also discusses the various workflow, economic and business objectives for deploying an integrated solution. Further it discusses the benefits for the industry as a whole by adopting an enterprise wide image and information management solution.
This research service titled Future Outlook for Common IT Platforms – Radiology and Cardiology includes an analysis of the challenges affecting the industry, factors driving and restraining the growth of the market and opportunities that participants can look forward to during the forecast period of 2010 to 2016. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: radiology information systems (RIS), picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), cardiology information systems (CIS) and cardiology PACS (C-PACS) markets and technology trends such as enterprise-wide image management solutions.
Market Overview
Rising Uptake of Digital Image Technology Propels Need for Image and Information Management Systems in Radiology and Cardiology
The market for common IT solutions for radiology and cardiology is in its early phase and is expected to show strong overall growth in the next three to four years. From a hospital’s perspective, the key strategy would be to achieve integration to provide clinicians with all data in order to give them the best possible view of the patient’s condition. For most hospitals, the next stage of implementation involves the integration of cardiology with RIS and PACS. This level of integration enables a hospital to store all medical images in a single repository for improved image data management.
“The need for seamless access to patient images and information to provide optimal care is spurring the uptake of integrated IT solutions in radiology and cardiology,” notes the analyst of this research. “There is a push from hospitals to keep track of patients throughout the continuum of care.” Healthcare providers travel between different sites and require seamless access to images and information to provide optimal patient care. Integrated solutions allow physicians to access information not only at the point of care, but also at their offices, homes and across the hospital system. Increasingly, hospitals want to be able to keep track of patients throughout the continuum of care. The adoption of an integrated solution will improve clinical outcomes for physicians, as they can view multi-modality images from any department, thus gaining a more comprehensive view of a patient's history. This enables a more confident diagnosis and effective treatment planning.
Differences in Workflows and Technical Challenges Pose Hurdles to Market Progress
Dissimilarity between radiology and cardiology images as well as varying cardiology and radiology workflows in Europe pose a major challenge to vendors. “Radiology comprises predominantly of grey scale images, while cardiology is dynamic and employs colour maps,” explains the analyst. “Moreover, there is no accepted colour calibration standard; Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) has not specified a colour standard for cardiology images and hence, development of any calibration methodology for colour is difficult.” Moreover, workflows for radiology and cardiology exhibit regional differences. Vendors are faced with the challenge of finding and executing the most workable core architecture and portfolio to facilitate optimised and improved workflow for regional markets.
There is a progressive trend towards enterprise wide image management in Europe, offering potential for vendors with customised solutions that involve the integration of radiology and cardiology. The challenge is to develop a common system that is flexible enough to address the specific requirements of each specialty. “Vendors would need to overcome not only technical challenges but workflow issues to ultimately streamline radiology and cardiology image retrieval and report generation,” concludes the analyst.
Market Sectors
Expert analysts thoroughly examine the following geographic areas in this research:
- The United Kingdom
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- Germany
- Scandinavia
- Benelux
By Product:
- CIS
- PACS
- RIS
- C-PACS
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