
The global teleradiology services market is anticipated to project exponential growth over the next 10 years owing to increasing incidences of chronic diseases such as cancer, tumours, and orthopaedic diseases; increasing geriatric population; and excessive hospitalisations and increasing admittance in ambulatory surgical centres and clinics. Increasing consumer awareness regarding teleradiology and easy accessibility to the technology is another key factor likely to drive the global demand for teleradiology services. However, high cost of technology and services, image transmission issues, dearth of trained radiologists and technicians, and a low awareness in emerging economies is likely to pose major challenges for the growth of the global teleradiology services market. Ongoing trends for teleradiology services driving the global market include service offerings with the latest IT infrastructure including artificial intelligence and algorithms, cloud with low maintenance, and image backup storage.