Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its 1000th multislice CT system. El Centro Regional Medical Center in El Centro, CA, received Toshiba' s Asteion unit, according to the Tustin, CA-based vendor.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersApril 14, 2003
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