The American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, has named Michael J. Morales as general manager of ACR Image Metrix, the contract research organization (CRO) created by ACR this year as a for-profit subsidiary.
Morales will be responsible for the strategic, tactical, and financial operations of ACR Image Metrix, which offers imaging CRO services, including image archiving design.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
August 24, 2007
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