Specialty PACS Market Report 2025

This report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The specialty PACS market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $3.16 billion in 2024 to $3.37 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growing use of visualization, increasing adoption of cloud-based solutions, increasing focus on medical imaging in emerging economies, growing geriatric population, rising healthcare expenditure.

The specialty pacs market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.11 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rise in telemedicine and remote diagnostics, government initiatives and regulations, rising incidence of chronic diseases, increasing healthcare expenditure. Major trends in the forecast period include integration of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud-based PACS solutions, telemedicine and teleradiology growth, enhanced security features, customization and specialty-specific solutions.

The growing focus on telemedicine is expected to significantly drive the growth of the specialty PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) market. Telemedicine, which involves providing medical services remotely through technology such as video consultations and electronic communication, relies heavily on the seamless sharing and access of medical images. Specialty PACS systems are crucial in this context, as they facilitate the remote viewing, storage, and sharing of medical images, thus enabling efficient collaboration among healthcare professionals and improving patient care. For instance, in November 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that 23.6% of people had a telehealth consultation with a general practitioner (GP), highlighting the growing adoption of telemedicine. This increasing reliance on remote healthcare services is driving the demand for advanced PACS solutions, boosting the growth of the specialty PACS market.

Major companies operating in the specialty PACS market are focusing on product innovation with features such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), to drive their revenues in the market. The introduction of AI and ML aims to bring the next generation of Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) to the cloud and advance AI-enabled tools in support of clinicians. For instance, in November 2023, Koninklijke Philips N.V., a Netherlands-based technology company, launched HealthSuite Imaging on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring the next generation of picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) to the cloud and advance AI-enabled tools in support of clinicians. This cloud-based system is designed to enable radiologists and clinicians to adopt new capabilities faster, improve operational efficiency, and enhance patient care. By leveraging AWS, Philips aims to provide improved image access speeds, reliability, and data orchestration for healthcare professionals across the entire imaging workflow, from treatment to follow-up. Additionally, the collaboration with AWS will advance AI in healthcare by applying foundation models using Amazon Bedrock to accelerate more accurate diagnoses and automate administrative tasks.

In August 2023, Experity, a US-based software and services company for on-demand healthcare, acquired OnePACS for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition is a good fit for OnePACS's teleradiology sweet spot and serves as a complement to OnePACS's function in the teleradiology ecosystem. OnePACS is a US-based company that provides specialty PACS (picture archiving and communication systems) designed specifically for teleradiology practices.

Major companies operating in the specialty PACS market are McKesson Corporation, Siemens AG, International Business Machines Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Canon Inc., Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Topcon Corporation, Neusoft Medical Systems Co. Ltd., Carestream Health Inc., Onex Corporation, Agfa HealthCare NV, Hitachi Healthcare Systems Inc., Sectra AB, Intelerad Medical Systems Inc., INFINITT Healthcare Co. Ltd., NantHealth Inc., Advanced Data Systems Inc., Mach7 Technologies Ltd., Novarad Corporation, Telemis S.A., Escalon Medical Corp., Sonomed Escalon Solutions Inc., EyePACS LLC, Visbion Limited.

North America was the largest region in the specialty PACS market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the specialty PACS market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the specialty PACS market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The specialty PACS market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing dental, orthopedic, mammography, and veterinary PACS. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The specialty PACS market also includes sales of emergency medicines PACS and enterprise imaging systems. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

A specialty picture archiving and communication system (PACS) refers to a specialized version of a PACS designed to meet the unique needs and requirements of a specific medical specialty or discipline. PACS is a comprehensive technology used in healthcare to store, retrieve, manage, and distribute medical images and associated data.

The main types of specialty PACS are radiology PACS, cardiology PACS, pathology PACS, ophthalmology PACS, orthopedics PACS, oncology PACS, dermatology PACS, neurology PACS, endoscopy PACS, and women’s health PACS. The use of PACS in radiology provides a digital storage solution that allows for remote access to medical images, thereby improving the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment. These can deployed in several modes including on-premise and cloud, which can be used by various end user industries, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and clinics diagnostic imaging centers.

The main types of specialty PACS are radiology PACS, cardiology PACS, pathology PACS, ophthalmology PACS, orthopedics PACS, oncology PACS, dermatology PACS, neurology PACS, endoscopy PACS, and women’s health PACS. The use of PACS in radiology provides a digital storage solution that allows for remote access to medical images, thereby improving the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment. These can deployed in several modes including on-premise and cloud, which can be used by various end user industries, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and clinics diagnostic imaging centers.

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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