In the field of medical imaging, there has always been a saying of GPS (GE, Philips, Siemens), and the global three giants of magnetic vibration have always maintained the global leading edge. According to the Analysis Report of Global Medical Imaging Patents in 2020, Siemens Germany started the first among the three companies and accumulated the most technical experience in the field of imaging equipment, especially the patent ranked first in the world, reaching 1864.
South Korea's Samsung surpassed GE and Philips, ranking second with 1.08 million pieces, because Samsung acquired medical device company Medison, and gradually surpassed GE and Philips after the transfer of patent rights. GE and Philips ranked third and fourth with 1 136 and 736 patent applications respectively.