The U.S. digital x-ray market will hit $2.5 billion by 2019, with a compound annual growth rate of 12.5%, according to a new report published by market research firm Technavio.
The market was worth $1.4 billion in 2014, the company said in the report. The document categorizes the market into seven segments: interventional x-ray, mammography, fluoroscopy, dental x-ray, general radiography, veterinary x-ray, and mobile C-arm.
The top three segments are interventional, mammography, and fluoroscopy, Technavio said. Interventional contributed 34% of the total digital x-ray market in the U.S. in 2014, while mammography contributed 20%, according to the firm. Technavio predicts that the interventional x-ray market will reach $875 million by 2019, while fluoroscopy will reach $387 million.