The ultrasound market took a big hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the crisis also spurred product and technological development, according to a report from Informa's Omdia Ultrasound Intelligence Service.
COVID-19 played a large role in the 2020 ultrasound market and continues to have an enormous impact. The pandemic caused shutdowns of entire countries, disrupted supply chains, and devastated the global economy and healthcare systems for more than a year.
Despite many healthcare providers (HCPs) utilizing point-of-care (POC) ultrasound to triage, diagnose, and monitor COVID-19 patients, many ultrasound purchases and tenders were delayed and cancelled due to COVID-19, because budgets...
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