Macs’ growth in radiology departments has been fostered by the development of OsiriX, an open-source DICOM viewer comparable to the software on high-end imaging, proprietary vendor workstations. It also has helped that since 2006, when Apple switched to Intel processors, users have been able to run Microsoft Windows on their Macs. But observers believe that as more people (including physicians) use iPods, iPhones, and Macs at home, their enthusiasm for Apple products is spilling over to the workplace. Its focus has been consumers and education.
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International Data Corp., a global provider of market intelligence, also reported that Apple’s market share is growing at a rate 3.5 times the overall PC market growth.Īpple has never pursued the corporate market, let alone medical imaging. In May, Apple reported strong sales, shipping 2.29 million Macs during the second quarter, an increase of 51% over one year ago. The growing interest in Macs in radiology mirrors what’s happening with Macs in general. Those physicians are in turn being supported by several partner companies such as PACS makers Meta Fusion of Saratoga, Calif., and aycan Medical Systems of Rochester, N.Y., and providers of diagnostic imaging displays such as Quest International of Irvine, Calif. While that’s just a small fraction of the whole, it is significant because the physicians themselves are driving the movement toward Macs when only a few years ago they had no choice but to use expensive, dedicated PC workstations. These days, approximately 25,000 physicians-about one third of them radiologists-are viewing medical images on Apple’s Macintosh computers. OsiriX started the Apple rolling in radiology, but the machines are starting to turn on across healthcare.
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