Near Infrared Imaging Market: Research activities and new products to offer high performance

Near infrared imaging emerged as an effective diagnostic tool for not only medical applications but also discovering unknown images.

Near infrared imaging emerged as an effective diagnostic tool for not only medical applications but also discovering unknown images. Researchers collaborated with researchers from other universities for developing improved imaging techniques. Moreover, near infrared imaging made some discoveries possible for researchers. They discovered hidden paintings from medieval books. New products have been launched to enable high performance.The application scope of near infrared imaging will widen in the coming years with new products and research activities. According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global near infrared imaging market is estimated to reach $375 million by 2026. Following are some of the activities taking place across the world.

Rise in number of surgical procedures worldwide coupled with surge in prevalence of target diseases and surge in adoption of NIR imaging across the globe drive the growth in the global near-infrared imaging market. Furthermore, increase in awareness related to early diagnosis of cancer supplement the market growth. However, high availability of other alternative imaging techniques hinders the market growth. On the other hand, high potential of the emerging economies creates new opportunities in the industry.

Research and development activities are ongoing and new techniques have been discovered. Researchers from MIT and Harvard University collaborated to develop an innovative imaging technique known as De-scattering with Excitation Patterning (DEEP) for improving the point-scanning. Utilizing near infrared imaging and computational imaging algorithms, scientists were able to take high-definition images of individual neurons in brain and blood vessels at high speed. The point-scanning technique imparts the near infrared light on an image. Researchers eliminated the background noise and improved the imaging speed by nearly 100 to 1,000 times over two-photon computational imaging technique.

Researchers also highlighted that their technique can be optimized in terms of power and sensor. They outline the potential uses of this technique for studying neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s by imaging blood vessels and studying tumors by combining the technique with calcium probes. Such research activities show how the imaging techniques can be advanced to achieve better results in terms of speed than the use of traditional techniques.

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The application scope of near infrared imaging has widened and researchers discovered something that was unknown to the world. Researchers found hidden paintings in a medieval prayer book. These paintings were made by Yolande of Anjou, the first wife of Duke Francis I of Brittany. Researchers from the University of Cambridge noticed a dark area on one of the pages. With the help of near infrared imaging technique, researchers discovered that Yolande’s headdress was painted over. This painting stood out from the ultramarine blue surroundings.  

Along with research activities, market players have been launching new products for providing improved solutions for imaging. Edmund Optics (EO), one of the leading providers of optical components, launched the TECHSPEC® Near-Infrared Precision Aspheric Lenses for offering high performance. Spherical aberration in near infrared spectrum will be eliminated and high performance is enabled. Research activities will lead to development of innovative products in the coming years.

Near infrared imaging devices are majorly utilized in the healthcare sector, owing to rise in number of surgical procedures worldwide coupled with surge in prevalence of target diseases and increase in adoption of NIR imaging across the globe. Furthermore, increase in awareness related to early diagnosis of cancer fuel the market growth.

The near infrared imaging market is segmented based on product, application, indication, end user, and region to provide a detailed assessment of the market. Based on product, the market is divided into near infrared fluorescence imaging systems and near infrared fluorescence & bioluminescence imaging systems. Near- Infrared Fluorescence Imaging Systems acquired the major share of near infrared imaging system market owing to their application during surgeries such as cancer surgery, plastic surgery and other surgeries.